@article{fdi:010066955,
  title = {{M}odelling the cumulative spatial-temporal effects of environmental drivers and fishing in a {NW} {M}editerranean marine ecosystem},
  author = {{C}oll, {M}arta and {S}teenbeek, {J}. and {S}ole, {J}. and {P}alomera, {I}. and {C}hristensen, {V}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}o realistically predict spatial-temporal dynamics of species in marine ecosystems it is essential to consider environmental conditions in conjunction with human activities and food web dynamics. {I}n this study, we used {E}cospace, the spatial-temporal dynamic module of {E}copath with {E}cosim ({E}w{E}) food web model, to drive a spatially explicit marine food web model representing the {S}outhern {C}atalan {S}ea ({NW} {M}editerranean) with various environmental drivers and with fishing. {W}e then evaluated the individual and joint effects of environmental conditions and fishing in various compartments of the food web. {F}irst we used a previously developed {E}w{E} model fitted to time series of data from 1978 to 2010 as a baseline configuration. {T}he model included 40 functional groups and four fishing fleets. {W}e first ran the original {E}cospace spatial-temporal dynamic model using the original habitat configuration, in addition to fishing, and we predicted species distributions and abundances. {A}fterwards, we ran the new habitat foraging capacity model using the most important environmental drivers linked with the {E}bro {R}iver delta dynamics (salinity, temperature, and primary production), in addition to depth, substrate and fishing, and we compared results with those from the original implementation of {E}cospace. {T}hree commercial species, {E}uropean hake ({M}erluccius merluccius), anchovy ({E}ngraulis encrasicolus) and sardine ({S}ardina pilchardus), were used to analyse results. {S}pecies distributions more closely matched the empirical information available from the study area when using the new habitat capacity model. {R}esults suggested that the historical impacts of fishing and environmental conditions on the biomass and distributions of hake, anchovy and sardine were not additive, but mainly cumulative with a synergistic or antagonistic effect. {F}ishing had the highest impact on spatial modelling results while the spatial distribution of primary producers and depth followed in importance. {T}his study contributes to the development of more reliable predictions of regional change in marine ecosystems of the {M}editerranean {S}ea.},
  keywords = {{C}umulative effects ; fishing ; environment ; food webs ; {E}copath with {E}cosim ; {MEDITERRANNEE}},
  booktitle = {{E}copath 30 years : modelling ecosystem dynamics : beyond boundaries with {E}w{E}},
  journal = {{E}cological {M}odelling},
  volume = {331},
  numero = {{N}o {S}p{\'e}cial},
  pages = {100--114},
  ISSN = {0304-3800},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2016.03.020},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066955},
}