Evaluating targets and trade-offs among fisheries and conservation objectives using a multispecies size spectrum model

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 612-622

  Blanchard, Julia L ^a   Andersen, Ken H ^b   Scott, Finlay ^c,d   Hintzen, Niels T ^e   Piet, Gerjan ^e   Jennings, Simon ^c,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^d JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^e WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community ecology; Ecosystem based management; Fisheries ecology; Maximum sustainable yield; Trophic interactions

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY MODELING; FISHING MORTALITY; FOOD WEB; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SIZE STRUCTURE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRADE-OFF; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; EUROPE; NORTH SEA;

EID: 84900559990     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12238     Document Type: Article

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