Towards an acoustic-based coupled observation and modelling system for monitoring and predicting ecosystem dynamics of the open ocean

Fish and Fisheries

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 605-615

  Handegard, Nils Olav ^a   Buisson, Louis Du ^b,c   Brehmer, Patrice ^d   Chalmers, Stewart J ^e   De Robertis, Alex ^f   Huse, Geir ^a   Kloser, Rudy ^g   Macaulay, Gavin ^a   Maury, Olivier ^b,c   Ressler, Patrick H ^f   Stenseth, Nils Chr ^a,h   Godø, Olav Rune ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^d Universite de Bretagne Occidentale   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^f ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^g CSIRO   (Australia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Ecosystem models; Fisheries acoustics; Micronekton; Mid trophic level; Observatories; Platforms of opportunity

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DATA; BACKSCATTER; BIOMONITORING; COLOR; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; FISHERY; METADATA; MICRONEKTON; OCEAN; OPEN OCEAN; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PREDATOR; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE;

EID: 84886379402     PISSN: 14672960     EISSN: 14672979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-2979.2012.00480.x     Document Type: Article

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