Changes in the trophic structure of the northern Benguela before and after the onset of industrial fishing

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 383-403

  Watermeyer, K E ^a   Shannon, L J ^a,b   Roux, J P ^a,c   Griffiths, C L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^c MINISTRY OF FISHERIES AND MARINE RESOURCES   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Ecopath; Ecosystem model; Fishing impacts; Foodweb; Northern benguela; Trophic flows

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; FISH; OCEAN HABITATS;

ANOMALY; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLUPEOID; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; EXPLOITATION; FISHING; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; MASS BALANCE; MITIGATION; POPULATION DECLINE; SEABIRD; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

AFRICA; ANGOLA; BENGUELA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

REXEA SOLANDRI;

EID: 55549140171     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/AJMS.2008.30.2.12.562     Document Type: Article

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