Ecopath, Ecosim, and Ecospace as tools for evaluating ecosystem impact of fisheries

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 697-706

  Pauly, Daniel ^a   Christensen, Villy ^b   Walters, Carl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b World Fish Center Makati City   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Biomass; Dynamics; Ecosystem comparisons; Food webs; Mass balance; Policy exploration; Spatial modelling; Transfer efficiency; Trophic levels; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; FISHERY; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; SOFTWARE;

EID: 0033733327     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.2000.0726     Document Type: Conference Paper

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