When will the eel recover? A full life-cycle model

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1491-1498

  Åström, Mårten ^a   Dekker, Willem ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER RESEARCH   (Sweden)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anguilla; Eel; Population model; Recovery period; Stock recruitment relationship

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; EEL; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; LIFE CYCLE; MORTALITY; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION MODELING; RECRUITMENT; SPAWNING; STOCK ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA;

EID: 35948937943     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsm122     Document Type: Conference Paper

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