Compensatory density dependence in fish populations: Importance, controversy, understanding and prognosis

Fish and Fisheries

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 293-327

  Rose, Kenneth A ^a   Cowan Jr , James H ^a   Winemiller, Kirk O ^b   Myers, Ransom A ^c   Hilborn, Ray ^d  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Compensation; Density dependence; Fish populations; Fisheries management; Life history theory; Sustainable harvest

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; ICHTHYOFAUNA; LIFE HISTORY; POPULATION DENSITY;

ICHTHYOFAUNA;

EID: 0035687056     PISSN: 14672960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1467-2960.2001.00056.x     Document Type: Article

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