Rapid worldwide depletion of predatory fish communities

Nature

Volumn 423, Issue 6937, 2003, Pages 280-283

  Myers, Ransom A ^a   Worm, Boris ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISHERIES; MARINE BIOLOGY; POLLUTION CONTROL;

COASTAL REGIONS; INDUSTRIALIZED FISHING; MARINE ECOSYSTEMS; PREDATORY FISH COMMUNITIES;

ECOLOGY;

ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; OVERFISHING;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; FISH; FOOD INDUSTRY; INDUSTRY; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASHORE; ANIMAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOGRAPHY; META ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; SEA; TIME;

PISCES;

ANIMALS; BIOMASS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; FISHES; GEOGRAPHY; OCEANS AND SEAS; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0038688384     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature01610     Document Type: Article

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