Trophic-level determinants of biomass accumulation in marine ecosystems

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 459, Issue , 2012, Pages 185-201

  Pranovi, Fabio ^a   Link, Jason ^b   Fu, Caihong ^c   Cook, Adam M ^d   Liu, Hui ^b   Gaichas, Sarah ^e   Friedland, Kevin D ^f   Utne, Kjell Rong ^g   Benoît, Hugues P ^h  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^b NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c PACIFIC BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

^d BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^e ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^f NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^g INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^h GULF FISHERIES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cumulative biomass curve; Environmental factors; Fishing impact; Marine ecosystems; Trophic level; Trophodynamic indicators

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXPLOITATION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FOOD WEB; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; OVERFISHING; TROPHIC LEVEL;

EID: 84863826843     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09738     Document Type: Article

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