Changes in species diversity and size composition in the Firth of Clyde demersal fish community (1927-2009)

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 279, Issue 1728, 2012, Pages 543-552

  Heath, M R ^a   Speirs, D C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Demersal community; Ecosystem state; Marine fisheries

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BYCATCH; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DEMERSAL FISH; FISHERY SURVEY; LOBSTER FISHERY; MAXIMUM SUSTAINABLE YIELD; POPULATION DECLINE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES EVENNESS; TRAWLING;

FIRTH OF CLYDE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84055222374     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2011.1015     Document Type: Article

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