Long-term changes in the trophic level of western Mediterranean fishery and aquaculture landings
Long-term changes in the trophic level of western Mediterranean fishery and aquaculture landings
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西地中海渔业和水产养殖上岸营养级的长期变化
DOI:
10.1139/f03-016
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发表时间:
2003
影响因子:
2.4
通讯作者:
F. Badalamenti
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作者:
J. Pinnegar;N. Polunin;F. Badalamenti
We explored changes in western Mediterranean fishery and aquaculture landings using trophic level (TL) estimates derived from nitrogen stable isotope analysis combined with geographically detailed fishery data collated by the General Fisheries Council for the Mediterranean (GFCM). Our analyses confirmed earlier suggestions that there has been a significant decline in the mean trophic level of Mediterranean landings (by ~0.15 TL over 26 years). However, this decline is suggested to be almost entirely a result of increased landings of bivalve molluscs from mariculture and not due to changes in landings from capture fisheries. The mean trophic level of finfish landings has not changed significantly since 1973, although both fish and total landings have become significantly more diverse. Inspection of small pelagic fish landings revealed a marked decrease in the contribution played by anchovy and replacement of this species by sardine. Since 1981, cage culture of high trophic level species such as sea bass (D...