Ecopath model

Model Name:	Adriatic Sea (North and Central)
Year:	0
Remarks:	A trophic mass-balance model of the northern and central Adriatic Sea was developed to characterize the classical food web functioning and structure and to describe the ecosystem impacts of fishing. Important features of the ecosystem were highlighted, such as the key role of coupled pelagicbenthic production of plankton, benthic invertebrates and detritus, and the importance of jellyfish and small pelagic fishes within the system. Fishing activities played top predator roles in the ecosystem, which supported notable fishing impacts. Bottom trawling and mid-water trawling showed the highest impacts on both target and non target species.
Model span:	0, to 0,
# Groups:	40
Pedigree:	No input
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Reference:	Coll, M., Santojanni, A., Arneri, E., Palomera, I., An ecosystem model of the northern and central Adriatic Sea, in press
Contact:	Marta Coll
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