A Mediterranean rocky-bottom ecosystem fisheries model

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 104, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 145-164

  McClanahan, T R ^a   Sala, E ^b,c  

^a Wildlife Conservition Society   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem models; Fisheries; Indirect effects; Marine ecosystems; Mediterranean; Primary fisheries; Production; Rocky bottoms

Indexed keywords

ECHINODERM FISHERY; ENCHINODERM FISHERY; FINFISH; FINFISH FISHERY; FISHERY MODEL; FISHERY PRODUCTION; HARVESTING; MODELLING; MODELLING APPROACH; SEA URCHIN; YIUELD;

MEDITTERANEAN;

EID: 0031560387     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(97)00121-X     Document Type: Article

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