Model uncertainty in the ecosystem approach to fisheries

Fish and Fisheries

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 315-336

  Hill, Simeon L ^a   Watters, George M ^b   Punt, André E ^c,d   McAllister, Murdoch K ^e   Quéré, Corinne Le ^a,f   Turner, John ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayesian methods; Ecosystem approach to fisheries; Ecosystem models; Fisheries management; Model uncertainty; Operational management procedures

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM MODELING; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY MODELING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 36248939730     PISSN: 14672960     EISSN: 14672979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-2979.2007.00257.x     Document Type: Review

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