Faunal shift in southern california's coastal fishes: A new assemblage and trophic structure takes hold

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 127, Issue , 2013, Pages 29-36

  Miller, Eric F ^a   McGowan, John A ^b  

^a MBC Applied Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeographic shift; Bottom up forcing; Climate change; Coastal fish; Fishing impact; Forage fish; Power plant

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; BOTTOM-UP CONTROL; COASTAL ZONE; FISH; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; PACIFIC DECADAL OSCILLATION; POWER PLANT; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TIME SERIES; TROPHIC LEVEL;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

PISCES;

EID: 84878595384     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2013.04.014     Document Type: Article

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