@article{fdi:010071243,
  title = {{S}patial and temporal dynamics of predator-prey species interactions off western {C}anada},
  author = {{F}u, {C}. {H}. and {O}lsen, {N}. and {T}aylor, {N}. and {G}russ, {A}. and {B}atten, {S}. and {L}iu, {H}. {Z}. and {V}erley, {P}hilippe and {S}hin, {Y}unne-{J}ai},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{E}cosystem models are valuable tools for informing fisheries management due to their ability to simulate the spatial dynamics of modelled species, their trophic interactions, and their responses to fishing in an ecosystem context. {I}n this study, we developed an {OSMOSE} ({O}bjectoriented {S}imulator of {M}arine {E}cosystems {E}xploitation) model for the {P}acific {N}orth {C}oast {I}ntegrated {M}anagement {A}rea ({PNCIMA}) ecosystem off western {C}anada, which simulated the entire life cycle of six key species and for the first time integrated spatial population structure and "background" taxa. {B}ackground taxa are of secondary importance for the study at hand but have the potential to be important prey or predators of the key species. {T}he primary aim of the study was to explore how the population dynamics of the key species differed over time and different management areas, with results focusing on {P}acific {H}erring ({C}lupea pallasii) and {P}acific {C}od ({G}adus macrocephalus) that have been assessed on a single-species basis in the last 5 years. {R}esults found that the population dynamics of a specific species varied in different management areas due to differences in species interactions particularly in the form of predation mortality, which supports the current areaspecific assessment and management framework. {T}he study also indicated that increasing predation mortality may have caused the decline of the {P}acific {C}od populations. {B}y contrast, increasing starvation mortality was found to be a limiting factor for the {P}acific {H}erring populations. {T}he discoveries from these {OSMOSE} simulations provide important information for fisheries management within the {PNCIMA} ecosystem.},
  keywords = {ecosystem modelling ; fisheries management ; {OSMOSE} ; predation mortality ; spatial population structure ; species interaction ; {CANADA}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{ICES} {J}ournal of {M}arine {S}cience},
  volume = {74},
  numero = {8},
  pages = {2107--2119},
  ISSN = {1054-3139},
  year = {2017},
  DOI = {10.1093/icesjms/fsx056},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010071243},
}