Simulation-based management strategy evaluation: Ignorance disguised as mathematics?

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 754-762

  Rochet, Marie Joëlle ^a   Rice, Jake C ^b  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Management strategy evaluation; Monte Carlo simulation; Risk estimates; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

DECISION ANALYSIS; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 68349109522     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsp023     Document Type: Article

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