Distribution-abundance relationships for North Sea Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua): Observation versus theory

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 2001-2009

  Blanchard, Julia L ^a   Mills, Craig ^a   Jennings, Simon ^a   Fox, Clive J ^a   Rackham, Brian D ^a   Eastwood, Paul D ^a   O'Brien, Carl M ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; GADOID FISHERY; HABITAT SELECTION; IDEAL FREE DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 29144485478     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f05-109     Document Type: Article

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