Responsible fisheries management is of increasing interest to the scientific community,
resource managers, policy makers, stakeholders and the general public. Focusing solely on …

This chapter provides an overview of the principal aspects of flatfish behaviour during the
benthic stage of their life history. It concentrates on the activities of spawning, feeding and …

Abstract Radioactive cesium (134 Cs and 137 Cs) concentrations in invertebrates of benthic
food web (10 taxonomic classes with 46 identified families) collected from wide areas off …

To assess the potential of the sole as sentinel species for ecotoxicological monitoring, the
present study compares contaminant levels and biological responses with two closely …

Bottom trawling is one of the main pressures on benthic ecosystems, directly impacting the
targeted species and physically disturbing the seabed and the benthic invertebrate …

Knowledge about ecological interactions between species is of paramount importance in
ecology and ecosystem-based fisheries management. To understand species interactions …

Trophic interactions are not static links, but are dynamic both in space and time. In temperate
environments, seasonal patterns in primary production may be pronounced and, hence, the …

Scotland's marine food webs support a diversity of species and habitats. They contribute to
maintaining the balance of the natural environment. Previous studies show that these …

Standardized indices of abundance and size-based indicators are of extreme importance for
monitoring fish population status. The main objectives of the current study were to (i) …

It has been more than 100 years since fish were first described to move to deep waters as
size increased, termed 'Heincke's Law'. However, large‐scale studies on ontogenetic shifts …