Overcoming the constraints of low sample sizes to produce age and growth data for rare or threatened sharks

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 124-134

  Smart, Jonathan J ^a   Harry, Alastair V ^a   Tobin, Andrew J ^a   Simpfendorfer, Colin A ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coastal; Conservation evaluation; Endangered species; Fish; Fishing; Ocean

Indexed keywords

AGE; ASSESSMENT METHOD; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DATA SET; DECISION MAKING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; GROWTH; GROWTH MODELING; LIFE HISTORY; RARE SPECIES; SAMPLING; SHARK;

AUSTRALIA;

CARCHARHINUS; CARCHARHINUS FITZROYENSIS; CARCHARHINUS MACLOTI; CHONDRICHTHYES; EUSPHYRA BLOCHII; HEMIPRISTIS;

EID: 84872780393     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.2274     Document Type: Article

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