An exploration of the shapes and stability of population-selection curves

Fish and Fisheries

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 89-104

  Sampson, David B ^a,b   Scott, Robert D ^a,c  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fishery selection curves; Population dynamics; Selectivity; Virtual population analysis

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; DOMINANCE; FISHING GEAR; FISHING MORTALITY; FORECASTING METHOD; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SELECTION;

EID: 84855303707     PISSN: 14672960     EISSN: 14672979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-2979.2011.00417.x     Document Type: Article

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