Modelling trophic flows in ecosystems to assess the efficiency of marine protected area (MPA), a case study on the coast of Sénégal

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 232, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-13

  Colléter, Mathieu ^a   Gascuel, Didier ^a   Ecoutin, Jean Marc ^b   Tito de Morais, Luis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ EUROPÉENNE DE BRETAGNE   (France)

^b Universite de Bretagne Occidentale   (France)

Author keywords

Ecopath; EcoTroph; Marine protected area; Trophic network

Indexed keywords

DATA SETS; ECOPATH; ECOTROPH; FISH POPULATIONS; LOCAL PRODUCTION; MARINE PROTECTED AREA; PELAGIC SPECIES; TOTAL BIOMASS; TROPHIC NETWORK; TROPHODYNAMIC MODEL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FISHERIES; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; FISH; FISHING MORTALITY; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; MARINE PARK; PELAGIC FISH; REFUGE; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

SENEGAL;

EID: 84858192151     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2012.01.019     Document Type: Article

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