Trophodynamics of the eastern Great Australian Bight ecosystem: Ecological change associated with the growth of Australia's largest fishery

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 255, Issue , 2013, Pages 38-57

  Goldsworthy, Simon D ^a   Page, Brad ^a,b   Rogers, Paul J ^a,c   Bulman, Cathy ^d   Wiebkin, Annelise ^a,b,e   McLeay, Lachlan J ^a,b,e   Einoder, Luke ^a,e   Baylis, Alastair M M ^a,e,f   Braley, Michelle ^a   Caines, Robin ^g   Daly, Keryn ^e   Huveneers, Charlie ^a,c   Peters, Kristian ^a,e   Lowther, Andrew D ^a   Ward, Tim M ^a  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources ^*  (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^f DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eastern Great Australian Bight; Ecopath with Ecosim; Fishing impacts; Food web model; Sardine; Sardinops sagax

Indexed keywords

EASTERN GREAT AUSTRALIAN BIGHT; ECOPATH WITH ECOSIM; FISHING IMPACT; FOOD WEB MODEL; SARDINE; SARDINOPS SAGAX;

BENCHMARKING; FISHERIES; POPULATION STATISTICS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; CEPHALOPOD; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; FISHERY; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; GROWTH; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MASS BALANCE; OCEANOGRAPHY; PELAGIC FISH; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SOFTWARE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TROPHIC LEVEL;

GREAT AUSTRALIAN BIGHT; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 84874518086     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2013.01.006     Document Type: Article

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