Density-independent and -dependent habitat selection of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) based on geostatistical aggregation curves in the northern Gulf of St Lawrence

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1676-1686

  Tamdrari, Hacne ^a   Castonguay, Martin ^b   Brêthes, Jean Claude ^a   Duplisea, Daniel ^b  

^a INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE LA MER DE RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^b MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

depleted groundfish populations; habitat selection; spatial dynamics; stock rebuilding

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FISHERY MODELING; GADOID; HABITAT SELECTION; HETEROGENEITY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 77958190756     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsq108     Document Type: Article

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