Patterns of change in the size spectra of numbers and diversity of the North Sea fish assemblage, as reflected in surveys and models

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1214-1225

  Rice, Jake ^a   Gislason, Henrik ^b  

^a PACIFIC BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

diversity; ecosystem effects of fishing; fish community structure; multi species VPA; size spectra; trophic interactions

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FISHING IMPACT; ICHTHYOFAUNA; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

NORTH SEA;

ICHTHYOFAUNA;

EID: 0030302654     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.1996.0146     Document Type: Article

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