Qualitative modelling and indicators of exploited ecosystems

Fish and Fisheries

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 305-322

  Dambacher, Jeffrey M ^a   Gaughan, Daniel J ^b   Rochet, Marie Joëlle ^c   Rossignol, Philippe A ^d   Trenkel, Verena M ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

^c IFREMER   (France)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community matrix; Ecosystem based management; Indicators; Press perturbation; Qualitative modelling; Time averaging

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPLEMENTARITY; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; EXPLOITATION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; HARVESTING; POPULATION DYNAMICS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

EID: 67749124406     PISSN: 14672960     EISSN: 14672979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-2979.2008.00323.x     Document Type: Article

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