Trophic structure and energy fluxes around a Mediterranean fish farm

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 248, Issue , 2013, Pages 135-147

  Bayle Sempere, Just T ^a   Arreguín Sánchez, Francisco ^b   Sanchez Jerez, Pablo ^a   Salcido Guevara, Luis A ^b   Fernandez Jover, Damián ^a   Zetina Rejón, Manuel J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Impact; Management; Mass balanced models; Mediterranean; Wild aggregated fishes

Indexed keywords

CONNECTANCE; ECOLOGICAL GROUPS; ECOPATH; ENERGY FLUXES; FISH FARMS; FOOD WEBS; IMPACT; LOWER ENERGIES; MEDITERRANEAN; OMNIVORY; STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS; SYSTEM FUNCTIONS; SYSTEM THROUGHPUT; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

AGGREGATES; ECOSYSTEMS; FISH; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; MANAGEMENT; PELLETIZING; THROUGHPUT;

AQUACULTURE;

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ENERGY FLUX; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; FISH CULTURE; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FOOD WEB; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; MASS BALANCE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; TROPHIC STRUCTURE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

SPAIN;

PISCES;

EID: 84868584732     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2012.08.028     Document Type: Article

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