An ecosystem model of an exploited southern Mediterranean shelf region (Gulf of Gabes, Tunisia) and a comparison with other Mediterranean ecosystem model properties

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 128, Issue , 2013, Pages 159-174

  Hattab, Tarek ^a,b   Ben Rais Lasram, Frida ^a   Albouy, Camille ^b   Romdhane, Mohamed Salah ^a   Jarboui, Othman ^c   Halouani, Ghassen ^a,b   Cury, Philippe ^b   Le Loc'h, François ^b  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL AGRONOMIQUE DE TUNISIE   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^c INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES DE LA MER   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Ecopath; Ecosystem approach to fisheries; Ecosystem modeling; Food web; Gulf of Gabes; Mediterranean Sea; Trophic structure

Indexed keywords

ECOPATH; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH TO FISHERIES; ECOSYSTEM MODEL; FOOD WEBS; GULF OF GABES; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

FISHERIES; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; PLANKTON;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BENTHIC-PELAGIC COUPLING; BOTTOM TRAWLING; DEMERSAL FISH; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; FOOD WEB; KEYSTONE SPECIES; MASS BALANCE; PHYTOPLANKTON; SHARK; TROPHIC LEVEL;

GULF OF GABES; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

AVES; CHONDRICHTHYES; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; MOLLUSCA; PISCES; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 84889086350     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2013.04.017     Document Type: Article

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