Ecotypes as a concept for exploring responses to climate change in fish assemblage

• Published in: ICES journal of marine science Vol. 68; no. 3
• Main Authors: Engelhard, G.H, Ellis, J.R, Payne, M.R, Hofstede, R., ter, Pinnegar, J.K
• Format: Journal Article
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: coastal fish; common; community; long-term changes; marine plankton ecosystems; north-sea; shelf; size; trophic level; variability

How do species-rich fish assemblages respond to climate change or to other anthropogenic or environmental drivers? To explore this, a categorization concept is presented whereby species are assigned with respect to six ecotype classifications, according to biogeography, horizontal and vertical habit...