Predicting species vulnerability with minimal data to support rapid risk assessment of fishing impacts on biodiversity

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 20-28

  Le Quesne, Will J F ^a   Jennings, Simon ^a,b  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conservation; Fisheries; Population dynamics; Threatened species; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; BODY SIZE; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FISH; FISHERY PRODUCTION; FISHING; FISHING MORTALITY; LIFE HISTORY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRADE-OFF; VULNERABILITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CELTIC SEA;

ELASMOBRANCHII; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 84855915955     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2011.02087.x     Document Type: Article

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