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Ecological role and historical trends of large pelagic predators in a subtropical marine ecosystem o...

Ecological role and historical trends of large pelagic predators in a subtropical marine ecosystem o...

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Ecological role and historical trends of large pelagic predators in a subtropical marine ecosystem of the South Atlantic

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Ecological role and historical trends of large pelagic predators in a subtropical marine ecosystem of the South Atlantic

Publisher

Cham: Springer International Publishing

Journal title

Reviews in fish biology and fisheries, 2018-03, Vol.28 (1), p.241-259

Language

English

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Publisher

Cham: Springer International Publishing

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Contents

Large pelagic predators occupy high positions in food webs and could control lower trophic level species by direct and indirect ecological interactions. In this study we aimed to test the hypotheses: (1) pelagic predators are keystone species, and their removals could trigger impacts on the food chain; (2) higher landings of pelagic predators could...

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Ecological role and historical trends of large pelagic predators in a subtropical marine ecosystem of the South Atlantic

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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2002184696

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2002184696

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ISSN

0960-3166

E-ISSN

1573-5184

DOI

10.1007/s11160-017-9492-z

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