Characterizing coastal foodwebs with qualitative links to bridge the gap between the theory and the practice of ecosystem-based management

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 713-724

  Carey, Michael P ^a,h   Levin, Phillip S ^a   Townsend, Howard ^b   Minello, Thomas J ^c   Sutton, Glen R ^d   Francis, Tessa B ^e   Harvey, Chris J ^a   Toft, Jodie E ^f   Arkema, Katie K ^f   Burke, Jennifer L ^a   Kim, Choong Ki ^f,g   Guerry, Anne D ^f   Plummer, Mark ^a   Spiridonov, Georgi ^b   Ruckelshaus, Mary ^f  

^a NORTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^c Southeast Fisheries Science Center   (United States)

^d TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^f STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g Inha University   (South Korea)

^h U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chesapeake Bay; demersal fisheries; ecosystem based management; foodweb structure; Galveston Bay; loop analysis; Puget Sound

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BOTTOM-UP CONTROL; COASTAL ZONE; CRAB; DEMERSAL FISHERY; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; EUTROPHICATION; FOOD WEB; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; POLLUTION CONTROL; TRADE-OFF;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; GALVESTON BAY; PUGET SOUND; TEXAS; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 84899075953     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fst012     Document Type: Article

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