Dealing with uncertainty in ecosystem models: The paradox of use for living marine resource management

Progress in Oceanography

Volumn 102, Issue , 2012, Pages 102-114

  Link, J S ^a   Ihde, T F ^b   Harvey, C J ^c   Gaichas, S K ^c   Field, J C ^d   Brodziak, J K T ^b   Townsend, H M ^b   Peterman, R M ^e  

^a NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^c ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^e SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKERS; ECOSYSTEM MODEL; FISHERIES MANAGEMENT; MAJOR FACTORS; MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES; MARINE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; MARINE RESOURCES; NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; NATURAL VARIABILITY; OBSERVATION ERRORS; PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES; STRUCTURAL COMPLEXITY;

MANAGEMENT; MARINE BIOLOGY; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; OCEANOGRAPHY;

ECOSYSTEMS;

DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; MARINE RESOURCE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; STAKEHOLDER; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84864085250     PISSN: 00796611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pocean.2012.03.008     Document Type: Article

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