Optimal harvesting of stochastically fluctuating populations

Journal of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 155-177

  Alvarez, Luis H R ^a   Shepp, Larry A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

It 's theorem; Optimal harvesting; Stochastic logistic model; Threshold population density; Value of the opportunity to harvest

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000121733     PISSN: 03036812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002850050124     Document Type: Article

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