Steeper biomass spectra of demersal fish communities after trawler exclusion in Sicily

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 195-202

  Sweeting, Christopher J ^a,b   Badalamenti, Fabio ^a   D'Anna, Giovanni ^a   Pipitone, Carlo ^a   Polunin, N V C ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community structure; Ecosystem; Fisheries; Indirect effects; Management; Marine reserve; Size spectra

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BATHYMETRY; BIOMASS; BODY MASS; CATCH STATISTICS; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; DEMERSAL FISH; FISHING; FISHING GEAR; MARINE PARK; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SEASONAL VARIATION; SPAWNING; TRAWLING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 58549120764     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsn203     Document Type: Conference Paper

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