Small pelagics in upwelling systems: Patterns of interaction and structural changes in 'wasp-waist' ecosystems

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 603-618

  Cury, Philippe ^a,b   Bakun, Andrew ^b   Crawford, Robert J M ^a   Jarre, Astrid ^a   Quiñones, Renato A ^c   Shannon, Lynne J ^a   Verheye, Hans M ^d  

^a MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c Nordsocentret   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

Author keywords

Dominant fish species; Eastern boundary currents; Ecosystems; Effects of fishing; Food web; Marine birds; Pelagic fisheries; Plankton; Predator prey relationships; Schooling behaviour; Small pelagic fish; Trophic models

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; FISH; FOOD WEB; GHANA; JAPAN; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MODEL; PELAGIC POPULATION; PREDATION; SOUTH AFRICA;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; PELAGIC FISH; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; TROPHIC LEVEL; UPWELLING;

AVES; TRACHURUS SYMMETRICUS; TRACHUS SYMMETRICAS; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0033731976     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.2000.0712     Document Type: Conference Paper

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