Individual variability in body size provides a template for selective mortality processes during
early life history stages of teleost fishes. This size variability has generated the logically …

In reviewing this subject, it became clear to me that plankton ecologists fallout into two
groups: Those who delight in finding the patterns in nature that can be explained by size …

We review the effects of fishing on benthic fauna, habitat, diversity, community structure and
trophic interactions in tropical, temperate and polar marine environments and consider …

We utilized a long-term data base collected over a broad geographic range to examine
predator size-prey size relationships for 18 species of marine fish predators from continental …

This paper reviews the conceptual background and application of technical reference points
in fishery management. Despite considerable investment in stock assessment methodology …

The usefulness and relevance of size-based indicators (SBIs) to an ecosystem approach to
fisheries (EAF) are assessed through a review of empirical and modelling studies. SBIs are …

Ecologists often group organisms based on similar biological traits or on taxonomic criteria.
However, the use of taxonomy in ecology has many drawbacks because taxa may include …

In addition to answering Hutchinson's question “Why are there so many species?”, we need
to understand why certain species are found only under certain environmental conditions …

Upwelling of nutrient-rich, subsurface water sustains high productivity in the ocean's eastern
boundary currents. These ecosystems support a rate of fish harvest nearly 100 times the …

Model intercomparison studies in the climate and Earth sciences communities have been
crucial to building credibility and coherence for future projections. They have quantified …