Cod Gadus morhua and climate change: Processes, productivity and prediction

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1899-1911

  Brander, K M ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Fisheries management; Growth; Irish Sea cod; Maximum sustainable yield; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC COD; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLIMATE CHANGE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ANIMALS; CLIMATE CHANGE; GADUS MORHUA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

GADUS MORHUA; PISCES;

EID: 78449297506     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02782.x     Document Type: Article

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