Long-term trends in the trophic structure of the north sea fish community: Evidence from stable-isotope analysis, size-spectra and community metrics

Marine Biology

Volumn 141, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1085-1097

  Jennings, S ^a   Greenstreet, S P R ^b   Hill, L ^c   Piet, G J ^d   Pinnegar, J K ^a   Warr, K J ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA   (Portugal)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FISHING; ICHTHYOFAUNA; SIZE STRUCTURE; TROPHIC LEVEL; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

NORTH SEA;

PISCES;

EID: 0036963763     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-002-0905-7     Document Type: Article

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