Overconfidence in model projections

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1065-1068

  Brander, Keith ^a   Neuheimer, Anna ^b   Andersen, Ken Haste ^a   Hartvig, Martin ^a,c  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

climate; fisheries; marine ecosystems; model reliability; projections

Indexed keywords

FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY MODELING; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; POPULATION DECLINE; STOCK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84883246226     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fst055     Document Type: Article

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