Impact of trophic interactions on production functions and on the ecosystem response to fishing: A simulation approach

Aquatic Living Resources

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-13

  Chassot, Emmanuel ^a   Gascuel, Didier ^a   Colomb, Audrey ^a,b  

^a AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Bottom up; Fishing effects; Multi specific; Predation; Production function; Simulation; Top down controls; Trophic level

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM-UP CONTROL; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; FISHERY; PREDATION; TOP-DOWN CONTROL; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

EID: 16244368813     PISSN: 09907440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/alr:2005001     Document Type: Article

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