Ecosystem structure and functioning of Lake Taihu (China) and the impacts of fishing

Fisheries Research

Volumn 95, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 309-324

  Yunkai Li, ^a,b   Chen, Yong ^b   Song, Bing ^a   Olson, Derek ^b   Yu, Na ^a   Liqiao Chen, ^a  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecopath with Ecosim; Ecosystem property; Fisheries; Lake Taihu; Management strategy

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROCULTER; ERYTHROCULTER ILISHAEFORMIS;

EID: 56949093417     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2008.09.039     Document Type: Article

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