Long-term changes in community composition and life-history traits in a highly exploited basin (northern Adriatic Sea): The role of environment and anthropogenic pressures

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1453-1486

  Barausse, A ^a   Michieli, A ^a   Riginella, E ^a   Palmeri, L ^a   Mazzoldi, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Eutrophication; Fisheries landings; Fishing pressure; Marine biodiversity; Seawater temperature

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; EUTROPHICATION; FISH; FOOD INDUSTRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; EUTROPHICATION; FISHERIES; FISHES; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

EID: 82955219511     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.03139.x     Document Type: Article

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