Jellyfication of marine ecosystems as a likely consequence of overfishing small pelagic fishes: Lessons from the Benguela

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 249-284

  Roux, Jean Paul ^a,b   Van Der Lingen, Carl D ^b,c   Gibbons, Mark J ^d   Moroff, Nadine E ^a   Shannon, Lynne J ^b   Smith, Anthony D M ^e   Cury, Philippe M ^f  

^a MINISTRY OF FISHERIES AND MARINE RESOURCES   (Namibia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries ^*  (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^e CSIRO   (Australia)

^f INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY PRODUCTION; JELLYFISH; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; OVERFISHING; PELAGIC FISH; TROPHIC CASCADE; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ANGOLA; BENGUELA; NAMIBIA;

CLUPEIFORMES; PISCES; SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 84876232980     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: 15536955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5343/bms.2011.1145     Document Type: Article

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