Can overfishing be responsible for the successful establishment of Mnemiopsis leidyi in the Black Sea?

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 439-451

  Gucu, A C ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Black Sea; Energy flow network; Fisheries ecosystem; Mnemiopsis leidyi

Indexed keywords

OVERFISHING; PELAGIC FISHERY; STOCK COLLAPSE; ZOOPLANKTON;

BLACK SEA;

MNEMIOPSIS LEIDYI;

EID: 0036522654     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.2000.0657     Document Type: Article

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