The past and present topology and structure of Mediterranean subtidal rocky-shore food webs

Ecosystems

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 333-340

  Sala, Enric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fishing impacts; Food webs; Mediterranean; Megafauna; Rocky bottoms; Trophic links

Indexed keywords

FOOD WEB; ROCKY SHORE; TOPOLOGY; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

CATALONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERONA [CATALONIA]; MEDES ISLANDS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

CARETTA CARETTA; CHONDRICHTHYES; MONACHUS; PHOCIDAE; PISCES; TESTUDINES;

EID: 3042742649     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-003-0241-x     Document Type: Review

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