Harvesting strategies for fluctuating populations based on uncertain population estimates

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 186, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 201-212

  Engen, Steinar ^a   Lande, Russell ^b   Sæther, Bernt Erik ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031582381     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1996.0356     Document Type: Article

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