Relating marine ecosystem indicators to fishing and environmental drivers: An elucidation of contrasting responses

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 787-795

  Link, Jason S ^a   Yemane, Dawit ^b   Shannon, Lynne J ^c   Coll, Marta ^d,e   Shin, Yunne Jai ^f   Hill, Louize ^g   Borges, Maria De Fatima ^g  

^a NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^e DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^g INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Climate change; Ecosystem approaches to fisheries; Ecosystem dynamics; Fisheries; Indicators; Multivariate analyses

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

EID: 77951481235     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsp258     Document Type: Article

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