Learning and adaptation in the management of waterfowl harvests

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1385-1394

  Johnson, Fred A ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive management; Dynamic programming; Harvest; Learning; Mallards; Models; Optimization; Populations; Waterfowl

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; HARVESTING; LEARNING; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MORTALITY; OPTIMIZATION; POLICY APPROACH; POPULATION MODELING; POPULATION SIZE; SURVIVAL; WATERFOWL;

ADAPTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOWL; HARVEST; LEARNING; LIVESTOCK; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; POLICY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MODEL; POPULATION SIZE;

UNITED STATES;

ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANATIDAE;

EID: 79952072298     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.10.064     Document Type: Article

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