Trophic structure in the Gulf of Lions marine ecosystem (north-western Mediterranean Sea) and fishing impacts

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 111-112, Issue , 2013, Pages 45-68

  Banaru D ^a,b   Mellon Duval, C ^a   Roos, D ^a   Bigot, J L ^a   Souplet, A ^a   Jadaud, A ^a   Beaubrun, P ^c   Fromentin, J M ^a  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Ecopath with Ecosim; Fishing impacts; Food web; Gulf of Lions

Indexed keywords

2-GROUP; BLUEFIN TUNA; DATA SETS; DATA-SOURCES; ECOPATH; ECOPATH WITH ECOSIM; EUROPEAN ANCHOVY; EXPLOITED ECOSYSTEMS; FISHING IMPACT; FOOD WEBS; GULF OF LION; INPUT DATAS; KEYSTONE SPECIES; MANAGEMENT SCENARIOS; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MASS BALANCE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PELAGIC FISH; PRIMARY PRODUCERS; SMALL PELAGIC FISH; STOMACH CONTENT ANALYSIS; TROPHIC LEVEL; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

DOLPHINS (STRUCTURES); FISH; FISHERIES; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; SHELLFISH;

ECOSYSTEMS;

CEPHALOPOD; DATA SET; DETRITUS; DOLPHIN; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FOOD WEB; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; KEYSTONE SPECIES; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MASS BALANCE; OVERFISHING; PERCIFORM; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEABIRD; STOCK ASSESSMENT; STOMACH CONTENT; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

CEPHALOPODA; CETACEA; CONGER; ENGRAULIDAE; ENGRAULIS ENCRASICOLUS; INVERTEBRATA; LOPHIIFORMES; MERLUCCIUS MERLUCCIUS; MICROMESISTIUS POUTASSOU; SARDINA PILCHARDUS; SCOMBER SCOMBRUS; SCOMBRIDAE; SEPIIDAE; THUNNUS THYNNUS;

EID: 84872264756     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2012.09.010     Document Type: Article

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