A review of factors limiting recovery of Pacific herring stocks in Canada

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1903-1913

  Schweigert, Jacob F ^a   Boldt, Jennifer L ^a   Flostrand, Linnea ^a   Cleary, Jaclyn S ^a  

^a PACIFIC BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

bottom up; collapse; competition; Pacific herring; recovery; top down

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CLUPEOID; CRUSTACEAN; EDIBLE SPECIES; FOOD SUPPLY; GASTROPOD; HARVESTING; MAMMAL; MORTALITY; NICHE; PREDATION; STOCK ASSESSMENT; STOCK COLLAPSE; ZOOPLANKTON;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; VANCOUVER ISLAND;

CHAETOGNATHA; CLUPEA PALLASI; CLUPEIDAE; MAMMALIA; PTEROPODA; THYSANOESSA SPINIFERA;

EID: 78649362790     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsq134     Document Type: Review

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