A simple method for estimating MSY from catch and resilience

Fish and Fisheries

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 504-514

  Martell, Steven ^a   Froese, Rainer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carrying capacity; Data poor stocks; Harvest control rules; Intrinsic rate of population increase; Maximum sustainable yield

Indexed keywords

CARRYING CAPACITY; CATCH STATISTICS; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; GROWTH RATE; LAW OF THE SEA; MAXIMUM SUSTAINABLE YIELD; POPULATION GROWTH; STOCK ASSESSMENT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 84886391504     PISSN: 14672960     EISSN: 14672979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-2979.2012.00485.x     Document Type: Article

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