Influence of skipped spawning and misspecified reproductive schedules on biological reference points in sustainable fisheries

Transactions of the American Fisheries Society

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 782-789

  Secor, David H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; BREEDING SEASON; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; MATURATION; PERCIFORM; REPRODUCTION; SPAWNING;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

MORONE; MORONE SAXATILIS; PISCES;

EID: 45249113740     PISSN: 00028487     EISSN: 15488659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/T07-105.1     Document Type: Article

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