Equivalence factors for standardizing catch data across multiple beach seine nets to account for differences in relative bias

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 104-105, Issue , 2012, Pages 114-122

  Hallett, Chris S ^a   Hall, Norm G ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Fish community; Gear selectivity; Generalized linear model; Perth; Reference condition; Standardization; Swan estuary; Western australia

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CATCH COMPOSITION; DATA SET; DIVERGENCE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEAR SELECTIVITY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; LINEARITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION DENSITY; STANDARDIZATION;

AUSTRALIA; CANNING ESTUARY; FRANCE; SEINE BASIN; SWAN ESTUARY; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84861458731     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2012.03.008     Document Type: Article

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