Hierarchical models improve abundance estimates: Spawning biomass of hoki in Cook Strait, New Zealand

Ecological Applications

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1479-1494

  Harley, Shelton J ^a,b   Myers, Ransom A ^a   Field, Chris A ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INTER AMERICAN TROPICAL TUNA COMMISSION   (United States)

Author keywords

Abundance estimates; Cook strait; Hierarchical models; Macruronus novaezelandiae; New Zealand hoki; Residence time; Simulated likelihood; Spawning biomass; Spawning dynamics

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; BIOMASS; FISH; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MODELING; RESIDENCE TIME; SPAWNING;

AUSTRALASIA; COOK STRAIT; NEW ZEALAND;

ANIMALIA; MACRURONUS NOVAEZELANDIAE;

EID: 6344258746     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/03-5078     Document Type: Review

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