Population viability analysis of the Danube sturgeon populations in a Vortex simulation model

Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 219-237

  Jaric I ^a   Ebenhard, T ^b   Lenhardt, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c Institute for Research   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Acipenser; Extinction risk; Huso; Life history; Modelling; PVA

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; EXTINCTION RISK; FECUNDITY; FISH; LIFE HISTORY; MORTALITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; SPAWNING; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

DANUBE RIVER;

ACIPENSER; ACIPENSER GUELDENSTAEDTII; ACIPENSER NUDIVENTRIS; ACIPENSER OXYRINCHUS; ACIPENSER RUTHENUS; ACIPENSER STELLATUS; ACIPENSERIDAE; HUSO;

EID: 77952290475     PISSN: 09603166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11160-009-9151-0     Document Type: Article

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