ALADYM: an age and length-based single species simulator for exploring alternative management strategies

Aquatic Living Resources

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 233-241

  Lembo, Giuseppe ^a   Abella, Alvaro ^b   Fiorentino, Fabio ^c   Martino, Sergio ^a   Spedicato, Maria Teresa ^a  

^a COISPA Tecnologia and Ricerca ^*  (Italy)

^b ARPAT GEA Area Mare   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fish population dynamics; Fishery management; Fishery independent approach; Simulation model

Indexed keywords

AGE; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; HARVESTING; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MODELING; MORTALITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; STOCHASTICITY; TRAWLING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 67749133799     PISSN: 09907440     EISSN: 17652952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/alr/2009024     Document Type: Article

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