A risk-based approach to evaluating northeast US fish community vulnerability to climate change

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 2323-2342

  Gaichas, S K ^a   Link, J S ^a   Hare, J A ^b  

^a NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic invertebrates; climate vulnerability; commercial fisheries; demersal fish; ecological risk assessment; non target species; northeast US; pelagic fish

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DEMERSAL FISH; DISPERSAL; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; MOBILITY; PELAGIC FISH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VULNERABILITY;

UNITED STATES;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84911167136     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsu048     Document Type: Article

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