Modelled effects of primary and secondary production enhancement by seamounts on local fish stocks

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 56, Issue 25, 2009, Pages 2713-2719

  Morato, Telmo ^a   Bulman, Cathy ^b   Pitcher, Tony J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Advection; Ecopath; Ecosystem modelling; Food sources; Primary production; Seamounts

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE CURRENTS; ECOPATH; ECOSYSTEM MODEL; ECOSYSTEM MODELLING; FISH STOCK; FOOD SOURCES; HORIZONTAL FLUXES; MARINE MAMMALS; NORTH EAST ATLANTIC; OCEANIC WATERS; OCEANOGRAPHIC CONDITIONS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY; SECONDARY PRODUCTION; SIMULATION PREDICTION; TOTAL BIOMASS; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ADVECTION; BIOMASS; FISH; MAMMALS; MEATS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SIMULATORS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ADVECTION; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; FISH; IMMIGRATION; MARINE MAMMAL; MICRONEKTON; PREY PREFERENCE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEABIRD; SEAMOUNT; SECONDARY PRODUCTION; STOCK ENHANCEMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; TUNA FISHERY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST);

MAMMALIA; SCOMBRIDAE;

EID: 71849111929     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2008.12.029     Document Type: Article

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