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Measuring biodiversity in marine ecosystems
Powers, J.E. (2010). Measuring biodiversity in marine ecosystems. Nature (Lond.) 468(7322): 385-386. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/468385a
In: Nature: International Weekly Journal of Science. Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 0028-0836; e-ISSN 1476-4687, more
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Keywords
    Biodiversity
    Collections > Data collections
    Data
    Ecology
    Ecosystems
    Fisheries > Marine fisheries
    Indicators
    Statistics > Fishery statistics > Catch statistics
    Trophic levels
    Marine/Coastal
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  • Powers, J.E.
Abstract
    The use of catch data to determine indicators of biodiversity such as 'mean trophic level' does not adequately measure ecosystem changes induced by fishing. Improved ways to assess those changes are required.
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