Description of the East Brazil Large Marine Ecosystem using a trophic model

Scientia Marina

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 477-491

  Freire, Kátia M F ^a,b   Christensen, Villy ^a   Pauly, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Ecosystem; Fishery; Modelling; Northeastern Brazil; South western Atlantic

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; FISHERY POLICY; MACROALGA; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEAGRASS; TROPHIC LEVEL; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

CETACEA; CHONDRICHTHYES; CORYPHAENIDAE; PALINURIDAE; PISCES; SCOMBRIDAE; XIPHIAS GLADIUS;

EID: 53749106497     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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