Simulation model of universal law of school size distribution applied to southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii) in the Great Australian Bight

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 213, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-44

  Willis, Jay ^a,b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Empirical function; Fractal dimension; Individual based model; Pelagic schooling

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; FRACTALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EMPIRICAL FUNCTION; PELAGIC SCHOOLING;

SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AERIAL SURVEY; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GROUP SIZE; MODELING; PELAGIC FISH; PERCIFORM; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

GREAT AUSTRALIAN BIGHT; INDIAN OCEAN;

ANIMALIA; SCOMBRIDAE; THUNNUS MACCOYII;

EID: 40849111254     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2008.01.017     Document Type: Article

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