Simulating winter flounder population dynamics using coupled individual-based young-of-the-year and age-structured adult models

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1071-1091

  Rose, Kenneth A ^a   Tyler, Jeffrey A ^a,e   Chambers, R Christopher ^b   Klein MacPhee, Grace ^c   Danila, Donald J ^d  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Hunstman Marine Centre   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^d Northeast Utilities Envtl Lab   (United States)

^e BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; COUPLED MODEL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RECRUITMENT; WINTER FLOUNDER;

EID: 0030304019     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f96-031     Document Type: Article

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