Pitfalls and guidelines for "recycling" models for ecosystem-based fisheries management: Evaluating model suitability for forage fish fisheries

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 118-127

  Essington, Timothy E ^a   Plagányi, Éva E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

ecological modelling; ecosystem based management; forage fish

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FOOD WEB; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; POLICY APPROACH; PREDATOR; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84890470023     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fst047     Document Type: Article

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