Comparative analysis of cod and herring production dynamics across 13 northern hemisphere marine ecosystems

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 459, Issue , 2012, Pages 231-246

  Holsman, Kirstin K ^a   Essington, Timothy ^a   Miller, Thomas J ^b   Koen Alonso, Mariano ^c   Stockhausen, William J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^c NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES CENTRE   (Canada)

^d NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological reference points; Cod; Environmental factors; Fisheries management; Herring; Maximum sustainable yield; MSY; Surplus production; Trophic dynamics

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CLUPEOID; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTIVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FISHERY PRODUCTION; FOOD WEB; GADOID; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MAXIMUM SUSTAINABLE YIELD; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

CLUPEA HARENGUS; CLUPEIDAE; GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 84863849331     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09765     Document Type: Article

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