Modelling carrying capacity dynamics for the conservation and management of territorial salmonids

Fisheries Research

Volumn 134-136, Issue , 2012, Pages 95-103

  Ayllón, Daniel ^a   Almodóvar, Ana ^a   Nicola, Graciela G ^b   Parra, Irene ^a   Elvira, Benigno ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brown trout; Density dependence; Habitat modeling; Population dynamics; Population regulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 84866169728     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2012.08.004     Document Type: Article

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