Using an ecosystem modeling approach to explore possible ecosystem impacts of fishing in the Beibu Gulf, northern South China Sea

Ecosystems

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1318-1334

  Chen, Zuozhi ^a,b,c   Qiu, Yongsong ^a   Jia, Xiaoping ^a   Xu, Shannan ^d  

^a SOUTH CHINA SEA FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

^b AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (China)

^c SHANGHAI OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Beibu Gulf; Ecopath with Ecosim; Ecosystem impacts of fishing; Management scenarios; Network analysis; Zero growth

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENERGY FLOW; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING; FOOD WEB; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; MORTALITY; SOFTWARE; TROPHIC LEVEL; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

GULF OF TONKIN; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MAMMALIA; SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 56349130042     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-008-9200-x     Document Type: Article

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