Decadal trends in abundance, size and condition of Antarctic toothfish in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, 1972-2011

Fish and Fisheries

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 343-363

  Ainley, David G ^a   Nur, Nadav ^b   Eastman, Joseph T ^c   Ballard, Grant ^b   Parkinson, Claire L ^d   Evans, Clive W ^e   Devries, Arthur L ^f  

^a H T HARVEY AND ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b PRBO CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United States)

^c OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctic silverfish; Antarctic toothfish; Change in fish abundance; Change in fish condition; Climate change; Ross Sea; Sea ice; Southern Ocean

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BODY SIZE; CORRELATION; DATA SET; DECADAL VARIATION; FISH; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY SURVEY; OPEN WATER; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PREY AVAILABILITY; SEA ICE; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; MCMURDO SOUND; ROSS SEA; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

DISSOSTICHUS MAWSONI; THYSANURA;

EID: 84880645830     PISSN: 14672960     EISSN: 14672979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-2979.2012.00474.x     Document Type: Article

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