Comparing internal and external drivers in the southern Benguela and the southern and northern Humboldt upwelling ecosystems

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 63-84

  Shannon, L J ^a,b   Nelra, S ^b   Taylor, M ^c  

^a MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR TROPICAL MARINE RESEARCH ZMT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benguela; Drivers; Ecosystem dynamics; Environmental forcing; Fishing; Humboldt; Trophic model; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; FISH; FISHERIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ABUNDANCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FISHING; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MORTALITY; PELAGIC FISH; TIME SERIES; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

AFRICA; ANGOLA; BENGUELA; CANADA; HUMBOLDT; NORTH AMERICA; SASKATCHEWAN; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 47549115398     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/AJMS.2008.30.1.7.457     Document Type: Article

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