Large-scale disturbance and the structure of marine systems: Fishery impacts on Georges Bank

Ecological Applications

Volumn 8, Issue 1 SUPPL., 1998, Pages

  Fogarty, Michael J ^a,b   Murawski, Steven A ^a  

^a NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Community structure, changes; Disturbance; Ecosystem management; Exploitation; Georges Bank; Habitat destruction and degradation; Indirect effects of harvesting; Marine fisheries, management; Spatial structure; Species selective harvesting; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CATCH COMPOSITION; COMMERICAL FISHING; DISTURBANCE; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; FISHING OPERATION; MARINE ECOSYSTEM;

ATLANTIC; GEORGES BANK;

CLUPEA HAREGUS; ELASMOBRANCHII; GADIDAE; PLEURONECTIDAE; SCOMBER SCOMBRUS;

EID: 0031881232     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2641359     Document Type: Article

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