An ecosystem model for the Guinea-Bissau continental shelf is presented with the goal of providin... more An ecosystem model for the Guinea-Bissau continental shelf is presented with the goal of providing a tool for the understanding of ecosystem dynamics in a multi-species context. The model refers to the period between 1990 and 1992 and covers an area of 40816 km2 located between 11° and 12°30'N. A total of 32 ecological groups were included in the model, focusing on the exploited part of the ecosystem. The groups consist of marine mammals, seabirds, turtles, 15 fish groups, 10 invertebrates groups, 2 primary producers, discards and detritus. A considerable effort went into the process of assembling basic growth parameters and consumption and mortality rates for 166 fish species, accounting for 96% of the demersal fish biomass estimated by trawl surveys.
An ecosystem model for the Guinea-Bissau continental shelf is presented with the goal of providin... more An ecosystem model for the Guinea-Bissau continental shelf is presented with the goal of providing a tool for the understanding of ecosystem dynamics in a multi-species context. The model refers to the period between 1990 and 1992 and covers an area of 40816 km2 located between 11° and 12°30'N. A total of 32 ecological groups were included in the model, focusing on the exploited part of the ecosystem. The groups consist of marine mammals, seabirds, turtles, 15 fish groups, 10 invertebrates groups, 2 primary producers, discards and detritus. A considerable effort went into the process of assembling basic growth parameters and consumption and mortality rates for 166 fish species, accounting for 96% of the demersal fish biomass estimated by trawl surveys.
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