Density dependence and the economic efficacy of marine reserves

Theoretical Ecology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 127-138

  White, Crow ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Density dependence; Fishery profit; Intercohort; Intracohort; Marine reserves; Recruitment; Stock effect

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FISHERY ECONOMICS; FISHING EFFORT; MARINE PARK; MODELING; PREDICTION;

EID: 68449095070     PISSN: 18741738     EISSN: 18741746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12080-009-0039-3     Document Type: Article

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