Contrasted optimal environmental windows for both sardinella species in Senegalese waters

• Published in: Fisheries Oceanography
• Main Authors: Diankha, Ousmane, Ba, Aliou, Brehmer, Patrice, Brochier, Timothee, Sow, Bamol Ali, Thiaw, Modou, Gaye, Amadou Thierno, Ngom, Fambaye, Demarcq, Herve
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley
• Subjects: envir; geo; Gam; North Atlantic; North Atlantic oscillation
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1111/fog.12257; https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00611/72299/71189.pdf; https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00611/72299/71190.pdf; https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00611/72299/

We investigate Sardinella aurita and Sardinella maderensis recruitment success relative to the variability of oceanographic conditions in Senegalese waters using generalized additive models (GAM). Results show that recruitment of both species is marked by a strong intra-annual (seasonal) variation w...