Proxy measures of fitness suggest coastal fish farms can act as population sources and not ecological traps for wild gadoid fish.

BACKGROUND: Ecological traps form when artificial structures are added to natural habitats and induce mismatches between habitat preferences and fitness consequences. Their existence in terrestrial systems has been documented, yet little evidence suggests they occur in marine environments. Coastal f...

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Main Authors: Tim Dempster, Pablo Sanchez-Jerez, Damian Fernandez-Jover, Just Bayle-Sempere, Rune Nilsen, Pal-Arne Bjørn, Ingebrigt Uglem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3022022?pdf=render