Elasticity analysis of green sturgeon life history

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 79, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 357-368

  Heppell, Selina S ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acipenser medirostris; Demography; Elasticity analysis; Harvest; Life history

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; EGG PRODUCTION; FISH; GROWTH RATE; HARVESTING; LIFE HISTORY; MORTALITY; POPULATION GROWTH; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL;

ACIPENSER MEDIROSTRIS;

EID: 34547815087     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-006-9052-1     Document Type: Article

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