Assessing the trophic position and ecological role of squids in marine ecosystems by means of food-web models

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 95, Issue , 2013, Pages 21-36

  Coll, Marta ^a,b   Navarro, Joan ^a   Olson, Robert J ^c   Christensen, Villy ^b,d  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b Ecopath International Initiative Research Association   (Spain)

^c INTER AMERICAN TROPICAL TUNA COMMISSION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Climate change; Ecological role; Ecopath with Ecosim; Fishing impact; Food web model; Squids; Trophic position

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL ROLES; ECOPATH WITH ECOSIM; FISHING IMPACT; FOOD-WEB MODELS; TROPHIC POSITION;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEMS; FISHERIES; MOLLUSCS; SQUIDS;

SHELLFISH;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CEPHALOPOD; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISHING; FOOD WEB; INDEX METHOD; KEYSTONE SPECIES; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MORTALITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPEN OCEAN; PREDATION; TROPHIC CONTROL; UPWELLING;

CEPHALOPODA;

EID: 84887039049     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2012.08.020     Document Type: Article

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