Impact of trawling on populations of the invertebrate scavenger Asterias rubens
Ramsay, K.; Kaiser, M.J.; Rijnsdorp, A.D.; Craeymeersch, J.A.; Ellis, J.R. (2000). Impact of trawling on populations of the invertebrate scavenger Asterias rubens, in: Kaiser, M.J. et al. The effects of fishing on non-target species and habitats: biological, conservation and socio-economic issues. Fishing News Books, : pp. 151-162 In: Kaiser, M.J.; de Groot, S.J. (2000). Effects of fishing on non-target species and habitats: Biological, conservation and socio-economic issues. Fishing News Books. Blackwell Science: Oxford. ISBN 0-632-05355-0. XVI, 399 pp., more In: Fishing News Books. Blackwell Science, more |
| Keywords | Aquatic organisms > Marine organisms > Aquatic animals > Marine invertebrates
Data > Fishery data > Fishing effort
Population dynamics
Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758 [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
| Authors | | Top | - Ramsay, K.
- Kaiser, M.J., more
- Rijnsdorp, A.D., more
| - Craeymeersch, J.A., more
- Ellis, J.R.
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| Abstract | 1. The relationship between starfish numbers and fishing effort is a quadratic, meaning that, as fishing effort increases, starfish numbers also increase until they reach a turning point, after which starfish numbers decline as fishing effort further increases.2. This relationship, although significant, is fairly weak, suggesting that other factors must strongly influence starfish numbers.3. Until we know more about the ecology and population dynamics of starfish populations, it will be difficult to determine the exact extent of the impact of beam trawling on starfish populations. |
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