Ecopath with Ecosim: Methods, capabilities and limitations

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 172, Issue 2-4, 2004, Pages 109-139

  Christensen, Villy ^a   Walters, Carl J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ecopath with Ecosim; Ecosystem model; Fisheries management; Policy exploration

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; FISHERY MODELING; FISHERY POLICY; METHODOLOGY;

EID: 1242321252     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2003.09.003     Document Type: Article

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