Ecosystem exploitation and trophodynamic indicators: A comparison between the Northern Adriatic Sea and Southern New England

Progress in Oceanography

Volumn 81, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 149-164

  Pranovi, Fabio ^a   Link, Jason S ^b  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^b NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIC STRUCTURE; BENTHIC INVERTEBRATES; BIOMASS EFFECTS; BIOMASS RATIO; COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS; ECOSYSTEM-BASED MANAGEMENT; FISHING ACTIVITIES; FOOD WEBS; L INDEX; NEW ENGLAND; NORTHERN ADRIATIC SEA; OVERALL PROPERTIES; OVEREXPLOITATION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RESOURCE EXTRACTION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE USE; STEADY-STATE MODELS; TOPDOWN; TROPHIC LEVEL;

BIOMASS; FISHERIES; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BENTHOS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; EXPLOITATION; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; TOP-DOWN CONTROL;

ADRIATIC SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NEW ENGLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 67651160341     PISSN: 00796611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pocean.2009.04.008     Document Type: Article

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