Evaluating trophic and non-trophic effects of shellfish aquaculture in a coastal estuarine foodweb

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 429-440

  Ferriss, Bridget E ^a,d   Reum, Jonathan C P ^a   McDonald, P Sean ^a   Farrell, Dara M ^b   Harvey, Chris J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b University of Washington   (United States)

^c NORTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Foodweb; Model; Non trophic; Shellfish

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY; BIOMASS; BIVALVE; CRAB; DEMERSAL FISH; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FLATFISH; FOOD WEB; SEABIRD; SHELLFISH CULTURE; TRADE-OFF; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

PUGET SOUND; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

BIVALVIA; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; PANOPEA GENEROSA; PLEURONECTIFORMES;

EID: 84964838336     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsv173     Document Type: Article

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