Optimal harvesting under stochastic fluctuations and critical depensation

Mathematical Biosciences

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 63-85

  Alvarez, Luis H r ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Allee effect; Critical depensation; Optimal harvesting; Threshold densities; Value of the opportunity to harvest

Indexed keywords

EXTINCTION RISK; HARVESTING; MODELING; OPTIMIZATION;

ARTICLE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MODEL; STOCHASTIC MODEL; THEORY;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FISHERIES; FISHES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTION; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 0032529005     PISSN: 00255564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-5564(98)10018-4     Document Type: Article

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