Using fine-scale catch predictions to examine spatial variation in growth and catchability of Panulirus cygnus along the west coast of Australia

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 443-455

  De Lestang, Simon ^a   Caputi, Nick ^a   Melville Smith, Roy ^a  

^a WESTERN AUSTRALIAN FISHERIES AND MARINE RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Catch modelling; Rock lobster; Water temperature

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; CATCHABILITY; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LOBSTER FISHERY; MOBILITY; PREDICTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATER TEMPERATURE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

LOBSTER; PANULIRUS CYGNUS; PUERULUS;

EID: 67650818687     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330909510013     Document Type: Article

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