Equilibrium analyses of a population's response to recovery activities: A case study with Atlantic salmon

North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 958-974

  Gibson, A Jamie F ^a   Jones, Ross A ^a   Bowlby, Heather D ^a  

^a FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGE STRUCTURE; CATCH STATISTICS; ELECTROFISHING; HUMAN ACTIVITY; JUVENILE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION MODELING; POPULATION SIZE; RECOVERY PLAN; SALMONID; SMOLT; STANDARDIZATION;

CANADA; NEW BRUNSWICK; TOBIQUE RIVER;

SALMO SALAR;

EID: 79955107069     PISSN: 02755947     EISSN: 15488675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/M08-006.1     Document Type: Article

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