Identifying the weakest link: Simulating adaptive management of the reintroduction of a threatened fish

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1709-1716

  Bearlin, Andrew R ^a   Schreiber, E S G ^a   Nicol, Simon J ^a   Starfield, A M ^b   Todd, Charles R ^a  

^a Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FISH; REINTRODUCTION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

AUSTRALIA;

GADUS MORHUA; MACCULLOCHELLA; MACCULLOCHELLA MACQUARIENSIS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0036880763     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f02-140     Document Type: Article

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