Assessing changes in the distribution and range size of demersal fish populations in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem

Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 463-483

  Yemane, Dawit ^a,b   Kirkman, Stephen P ^b,c   Kathena, John ^d   N'siangango, Silvi E ^e   Axelsen, Bjørn Erik ^f   Samaai, Toufiek ^b,c  

^a Fisheries Management   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c Department of Environmental Affairs Branch Oceans and Coasts ^*  (South Africa)

^d Natl Info and Mar Research Center   (Namibia)

^e Ilha de Luanda   (Angola)

^f INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem; Climate change; Distribution indices; Fish populations; Southern Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901024437     PISSN: 09603166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11160-014-9357-7     Document Type: Article

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