Fish, fact and fantasy: A long view

Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 229-249

  Beverton, Ray ^a  

^a Montana   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fish population dynamics; Self regenerating yield curve; Stock assessment

Indexed keywords

FISHERY MANAGEMENT; POPULATION MODELING; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0032454841     PISSN: 09603166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008888411100     Document Type: Article

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