Estimating von Bertalanffy growth parameters from growth increment data using a linear mixed-effects model, with an application to the sea scallop Placopecten magellanicus

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2165-2175

  Hart, Deborah R ^a   Chute, Antonie S ^a  

^a NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Marine protected areas; Mixed effects model; Placopecten magellanicus; Scallop; Von Bertalanffy growth

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PROTECTED AREA; VON BERTALANFFY EQUATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GEORGES BANK; MIDDLE ATLANTIC BIGHT;

PLACOPECTEN MAGELLANICUS;

EID: 70450219692     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsp188     Document Type: Article

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