Using demographic models to determine intrinsic rate of increase and sustainable fishing for elasmobranchs: Pitfalls, advances, and applications

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 605-618

  Gedamke, Todd ^a   Hoenig, John M ^a   Musick, John A ^a   DuPaul, William D ^a   Gruber, Samuel H ^b  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISHING MORTALITY; GROWTH RATE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION MODELING; POPULATION SIZE; SHARK; SUSTAINABILITY;

CHONDRICHTHYES; CITRUS LIMON; DIPTURUS LAEVIS; ELASMOBRANCHII; NEGAPRION; NEGAPRION BREVIROSTRIS;

EID: 34250006894     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M05-157.1     Document Type: Article

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