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First representation of the trophic structure and functioning of the Portuguese continental shelf ecosystem: insights into the role of sardine

dc.contributor.authorVeiga-Malta, T.
dc.contributor.authorSzalaj, D.
dc.contributor.authorAngelico, M. M.
dc.contributor.authorAzevedo, M.
dc.contributor.authorFarias, I
dc.contributor.authorGarrido, S.
dc.contributor.authorLourenco, S.
dc.contributor.authorMarçalo, Ana
dc.contributor.authorMarques, V
dc.contributor.authorMoreno, A.
dc.contributor.authorOliveira, P. B.
dc.contributor.authorPaiva, V. H.
dc.contributor.authorPrista, N.
dc.contributor.authorSilva, C.
dc.contributor.authorSobrinho-Goncalves, L.
dc.contributor.authorVingada, J.
dc.contributor.authorSilva, A.
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-24T10:52:18Z
dc.date.available2020-07-24T10:52:18Z
dc.date.issued2019-05
dc.description.abstractIn this study, we analysed the structure and functioning of the Portuguese continental shelf ecosystem and investigated the role of sardine Sardina pilchardus using the Ecopath massbalance approach. An Ecopath model was configured to represent the continental shelf waters in the period 2006-2009. The model showed that biomass was concentrated in low and intermediate trophic levels as in other upwelling areas. Several low- and medium-trophic-level groups were identified as dominant groups in the ecosystem (e.g. zooplankton, macrozoobenthos, sardine, chub mackerel Scomber colias, and demersal and benthopelagic invertivorous fish). Furthermore, lowtrophic-level groups were responsible for the main energy flows, and overall higher impact on the ecosystem, emphasizing the importance of bottom-up control of the ecosystem structure. Our results are relevant to understand structure and functioning of this ecosystem and constitute an important step towards an ecosystem approach to fisheries management in the study area.
dc.description.sponsorshipPROMAR project (CERTIFICA) [3103-01-FEP-0032]
dc.description.sponsorshipEU/DG Fisheries Data Collection Regulation, LIFE+ [MarPro. NAT/PT/000038]
dc.description.sponsorshipEEA Grants (SafeSea) [0039]
dc.description.sponsorship'Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia (FCT)Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology [PD/BD/114540/2016]
dc.description.sponsorshipARDITI (Regional Agency for Development of Research, Technology and Innovation of Madeira) [M1420-09-5369-FSE-000001]
dc.identifier.doi10.3354/meps12724
dc.identifier.issn0171-8630
dc.identifier.issn1616-1599
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/14343
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherInter-Research
dc.subjectSmall pelagic fish
dc.subjectFood-web
dc.subjectUpwelling ecosystems
dc.subjectExploited ecosystems
dc.subjectSpatial-patterns
dc.subjectModels
dc.subjectEcopath
dc.subjectImpacts
dc.subjectBenguela
dc.subjectEcosim
dc.titleFirst representation of the trophic structure and functioning of the Portuguese continental shelf ecosystem: insights into the role of sardine
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage340
oaire.citation.startPage323
oaire.citation.titleMarine Ecology Progress Series
oaire.citation.volume617
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