Ecological meltdown in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland: two centuries of change in a coastal marine ecosystem.

BACKGROUND: The Firth of Clyde is a large inlet of the sea that extends over 100 km into Scotland's west coast. METHODS: We compiled detailed fisheries landings data for this area and combined them with historical accounts to build a picture of change due to fishing activity over the last 200 y...

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Published in:PLoS ONE
Main Authors: Ruth H Thurstan, Callum M Roberts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2912323?pdf=render