An Ecopath with Ecosim model of the Norwegian Sea and Barents Sea validated against time series of abundance

• Main Authors: Skaret, Georg, Pitcher, Tony J.
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Havforskningsinstituttet 2016
• Subjects: ecosystem models; økosystemmodeller; VDP::Agriculture and fishery disciplines: 900::Fisheries science: 920::Resource biology: 921; Barents Sea; Norwegian Sea; Rådet; Botn; Kjøra; Barentshav*; Norskehav*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2440940

We here present a fitted and partly validated Ecopath with Ecosim model for the Norwegian Sea and Barents Sea. Ecopath mass-balance model parameters were obtained from the literature on Norwegian and Barents Sea organisms and from approximations. Predator-prey vulnerability parameters for Ecosim wer...