Assessing the effects of a trawling ban on diet and trophic level of hake, Merluccius merluccius, in the southern Tyrrhenian Sea

This study assesses the effects of a trawling ban on the diet and trophodynamics of the hake Merluccius merluccius by comparing stomach contents and stable isotopes (δ15N and δ13C) in two trawled gulfs and one untrawled gulf in northern Sicily (western Mediterranean). Comparisons were made for three...

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Main Authors: Mauro Sinopoli, Emanuela Fanelli, Giovanni D’Anna, Fabio Badalamenti, Carlo Pipitone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2012-12-01
Series:Scientia Marina
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Online Access:http://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/1405