Fishing effects in northeast Atlantic shelf seas: patterns in fishing effort, diversity and community structure. VI. Gale effects on vertical distribution and structure of a fish assemblage in the North Sea

• Published in: Fisheries research Vol. 40; no. 2; pp. 185 - 193
• Main Authors: Ehrich, S, Stransky, C
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.03.1999; Elsevier
• Subjects: Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Applied ecology; Biological and medical sciences; Buglossidium luteum; Diversity; Exploitation and management of natural biological resources (hunting, fishing and exploited populations survey, etc.); Fish distribution; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Gale; Limanda limanda; Marine; Multivariate analysis; North Sea; Pleuronectes platessa; Scomber scombrus; Solea vulgaris; Trachurus trachurus; Wind; North Sea; ANE, Baltic Sea; Wind; Gale; North Sea; Multivariate analysis; Fish distribution; Diversity; Marine environment; Species diversity; Capture rate; Storm; Vertebrata; Animal community; Pisces; Vertical distribution; Catch effort

The short-term effects of a gale on diversity and assemblage patterns of groundfish in a defined area in the German Bight were analysed using univariate and multivariate statistical techniques. After a gale of considerable strength, the catch rates of some groundfish species exhibited significant da...