Measuring biodiversity in marine ecosystems

Joseph E. Powers
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Joseph E. Powers: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA. jepowers@lsu.edu

Nature, 2010, vol. 468, issue 7322, 385-386

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. See Letter p.431

Date: 2010
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