Preliminary results of the diversity and abundance of ichthyoplankton for winter and spring seasons in the northwestern Levant coast, the eastern Mediterranean Sea

Sinan Mavruk, Elif Özgür Özbek, Şeyma Merve Kaymaz Mühling

Fisheries Faculty, Çukurova University, 01330, Balcalı, Adana, TURKEY
Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TUDAV), P.O. Box: 10, Beykoz, Istanbul, TURKEY

ORCID IDs: S.M. 0000-0003-1958-0634; E.Ö.Ö. 0000-0001-5699-7565; Ş.M.K.M. 0000-0002-1936-0626.

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