Persistent elevated abundance of octopods in an overfished Antarctic area.

Vecchione, M., Allcock, L., Piatkowski, Uwe , Jorgensen, E. and Barratt, I. (2009) Persistent elevated abundance of octopods in an overfished Antarctic area. Open Access In: Smithsonian at the Poles. Contributions to the International Polar Year Science. , ed. by Krupnik, I., Lang, M. A. and Miller, S. E.. Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, Washington DC, USA, pp. 197-203. ISBN 0-9788460-1-X

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Abstract

Trawl surveys conducted between 1996 and 2007 show that populations of octopods have signifi cantly higher abundances around Elephant Island, off the Antarctic Peninsula, than in similar areas nearby. This elevated abundance was fi rst detected following the cessation of commercial fi shing and has persisted for many years beyond,
possibly indicating an enduring shift in the structure of the ecosystem

Document Type: Book chapter
Research affiliation: OceanRep > GEOMAR > FB3 Marine Ecology > FB3-EV Marine Evolutionary Ecology
OceanRep > The Future Ocean - Cluster of Excellence
Refereed: Yes
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
Projects: Future Ocean
Date Deposited: 20 Mar 2009 11:47
Last Modified: 17 Oct 2016 08:42
URI: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/7184

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