Indirect effects of conservation policies on the coupled human-natural ecosystem of the upper Gulf of California.

High bycatch of non-target species and species of conservation concern often drives the implementation of fisheries policies. However, species- or fishery-specific policies may lead to indirect consequences, positive or negative, for other species or fisheries. We use an Atlantis ecosystem model of...

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Main Authors: Hem Nalini Morzaria-Luna, Cameron H Ainsworth, Isaac C Kaplan, Phillip S Levin, Elizabeth A Fulton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3654961?pdf=render