Surplus production dynamics in declining and recovering fish populations

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2536-2551

  Walters, Carl J ^a   Hilborn, Ray ^b   Christensen, Villy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPENSATION; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; FECUNDITY; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION SIZE; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS);

EID: 56249085581     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F08-170     Document Type: Article

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