Estimating the impacts of fishing on dependent predators: A case study in the California Current

Ecological Applications

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2223-2236

  Field, J C ^a   MacCall, A D ^a   Bradley, R W ^b   Sydeman, W J ^c  

^a SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b PRBO CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United States)

^c FARALLON INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Breeding success; California Current; Carrying capacity; Ecosystem management; Juvenile rockfish; Predator prey interactions; Prey resource availability; Seabirds; Sebastes spp

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANNUAL VARIATION; BREEDING SEASON; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; JUVENILE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY AVAILABILITY; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SEABIRD; STOCK ASSESSMENT; TELEOST;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHARADRIIFORMES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISH; FOOD INDUSTRY; METHODOLOGY; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CALIFORNIA; CHARADRIIFORMES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHERIES; FISHES; PACIFIC OCEAN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS;

CALIFORNIA; CALIFORNIA CURRENT; FARALLON ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

AVES; SEBASTES;

EID: 78649894030     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/09-0428.1     Document Type: Article

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