Precision and uses of biological reference points calculated from stock recruitment data

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 643-657

  Overholtz, W J ^a  

^a NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISHERY MANAGEMENT; RECRUITMENT; YIELD;

LIMANDA; LIMANDA FERRUGINEA; PLEURONECTES; PLEURONECTOIDEI; SCOMBER SCOMBRUS;

EID: 0032708478     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/1548-8675(1999)019<0643:PAUOBR>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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