Evaluating the sensitivity of a trophic mass-balance model (Ecopath) to imprecise data inputs

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 628-637

  Essington, Timothy E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DATA ACQUISITION; DATA QUALITY; ERROR ANALYSIS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; MASS BALANCE; PRECISION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TROPHIC ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 34547236078     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F07-042     Document Type: Article

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