Assessment of net change of productive capacity of fish habitats: The role of uncertainty and complexity in decision making

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 100-116

  Minns, Charles K ^a   Moore, James E ^b  

^a GREAT LAKES LABORATORY FOR FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES   (Canada)

^b JEMSys Software Systems Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; DECISION MAKING; FISH; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037226273     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f02-168     Document Type: Review

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