Identification of the inland population dynamics of the European eel using pattern-oriented modelling

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 206, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 166-178

  Lambert, Patrick ^a   Rochard, Eric ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Anguilla anguilla; Ecological modelling; Pattern oriented model; Population dynamics

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WATERSHEDS;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA; NATURAL MORTALITY; SEXUAL DIFFERENTIATION;

POPULATION DYNAMICS;

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; EEL; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA;

EID: 34250894918     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2007.03.033     Document Type: Article

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