The impacts of fisheries on marine ecosystems and the transition to ecosystem-based management

Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics

Volumn 39, Issue , 2008, Pages 259-278

  Crowder, Larry B ^a   Hazen, Elliott L ^a   Avissar, Naomi ^a   Bjorkland, Rhema ^a   Latanich, Catherine ^a   Ogburn, Matthew B ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Artisanal fishing; Bycatch; Commercial fishing; Direct and indirect effects; Ecosystem based management; Food webs; Habitat effects; Interaction webs; Recreational fishing

Indexed keywords

ARTISANAL FISHERY; BIOPHYSICS; BYCATCH; COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FOOD WEB; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY;

EID: 58549101722     PISSN: 1543592X     EISSN: 15452069     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.ecolsys.39.110707.173406     Document Type: Review

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