Limited trophodynamics effects of trawling on three Mediterranean fishes

Marine Biology

Volumn 154, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 765-773

  Badalamenti, F ^a   Sweeting, C J ^a   Polunin, N V C ^b   Pinnegar, J ^c   D'Anna, G ^a   Pipitone, C ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; CARBON ISOTOPE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; GADOID; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PERCIFORM; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TRAWLING; TROPHIC LEVEL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GULF OF CASTELLAMMARE; GULF OF TERMINI IMERESE; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TYRRHENIAN SEA;

LOPHIUS BUDEGASSA; MERLUCCIUS MERLUCCIUS; MULLUS BARBATUS; PISCES;

EID: 44649118533     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-008-0969-0     Document Type: Article

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