Simulating anchovy-sardine regime shifts in the southern Benguela ecosystem

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 172, Issue 2-4, 2004, Pages 269-281

  Shannon, Lynne J ^a,b   Field, John G ^b   Moloney, Coleen L ^a,b  

^a MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anchovy; Ecopath; Ecosim; Ecosystem models; Regime shifts; Sardine; Southern Benguela

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM MODELING; FISHING MORTALITY; PLANKTON; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BENGUELA CURRENT;

ANCHOA; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 1242298745     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2003.09.011     Document Type: Article

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