Quantitative evaluation of marine ecosystem indicator performance using food web models

Ecosystems

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1283-1298

  Samhouri, Jameal F ^a   Levin, Phillip S ^a   Harvey, Chris J ^a  

^a NORTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecopath with Ecosim; Ecosystem structure and function; Ecosystem based management; Food web model; Indicator; Marine; Northeast Pacific Ocean

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; DECISION MAKING; DETRITIVORY; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; FISHING; FOOD WEB; JELLYFISH; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PERTURBATION; PLANKTON; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST);

SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 77949775481     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-009-9286-9     Document Type: Article

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