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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Database-driven models of the world's Large Marine Ecosystems
Ecological Modelling, Volume 220, No. 17, Year 2009
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We present a new methodology for database-driven ecosystem model generation and apply the methodology to the world's 66 currently defined Large Marine Ecosystems. The method relies on a large number of spatial and temporal databases, including FishBase, SeaLifeBase, as well as several other databases developed notably as part of the Sea Around Us project. The models are formulated using the freely available Ecopath with Ecosim (EwE) modeling approach and software. We tune the models by fitting to available time series data, but recognize that the models represent only a first-generation of database-driven ecosystem models. We use the models to obtain a first estimate of fish biomass in the world's LMEs. The biggest hurdles at present to further model development and validation are insufficient time series trend information, and data on spatial fishing effort. © 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Christensen, Villy
Canada, Vancouver
The University of British Columbia
Walters, Carl J.
Canada, Vancouver
The University of British Columbia
Ahrens, Robert N.M.
Canada, Vancouver
The University of British Columbia
Alder, Jackie
Kenya, Nairobi
United Nations Environment Programme
Buszowski, Joe
Canada, Vancouver
The University of British Columbia
Christensen, Line Bang
Canada, Vancouver
The University of British Columbia
Cheung, William W.L.
Canada, Vancouver
The University of British Columbia
United Kingdom, Norwich
University of East Anglia
Dunne, John Patrick
United States, Washington, D.c.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Froese, Rainer
Germany, Kiel
Geomar - Helmholtz-zentrum Für Ozeanforschung Kiel
Karpouzi, Vasiliki
Canada, Vancouver
The University of British Columbia
Kaschner, Kristin
Germany, Freiburg Im Breisgau
Universität Freiburg
Kearney, Kelly A.
United States, Princeton
Princeton University
Lai, Sherman
Canada, Vancouver
The University of British Columbia
Lam, Vicky W.Y.
Canada, Vancouver
The University of British Columbia
Palomares, Maria Lourdes D.
Canada, Vancouver
The University of British Columbia
Philippines, Makati
World Fish Center Makati City
Peters-Mason, Aja
United States, Bellevue
Marine Conservation Biology Institute
Piroddi, Chiara
Canada, Vancouver
The University of British Columbia
Sarmiento, Jorge L.
United States, Princeton
Princeton University
Steenbeek, Jeroen G.
Canada, Vancouver
The University of British Columbia
Sumaila, Ussif Rashid
Canada, Vancouver
The University of British Columbia
Watson, Reg A.
Canada, Vancouver
The University of British Columbia
Zeller, Dirk C.
Canada, Vancouver
The University of British Columbia
Pauly, Daniel
Canada, Vancouver
The University of British Columbia
Statistics
Citations: 23
Authors: 23
Affiliations: 9
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2009.04.041