Reconstructing the population dynamics of sprat (Sprattus sprattus balticus) in the Baltic Sea in the 20th century

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1010-1018

  Eero, Margit ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Baltic Sea; historical data; population dynamics; sprat (Sprattus sprattus balticus)

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOMASS; CLUPEOID FISHERY; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PELAGIC FISHERY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RECONSTRUCTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STOCK ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TIME SERIES; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

SPRATTUS SPRATTUS; SPRATTUS SPRATTUS BALTICUS;

EID: 84863565380     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fss051     Document Type: Review

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