Selective fishing induces density-dependent growth

Nature Communications

Volumn 5, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Svedäng, Henrik ^a   Hornborg, Sara ^b,c  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b SIK THE SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR FOOD AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY POLICY; GADOID; GEAR SELECTIVITY; GROWTH RATE; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CROWDING (AREA); EASTERN BALTIC COD; ECOSYSTEM; FISHING; GADIFORMES; NONHUMAN; POLICY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION PRODUCTIVITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SELECTIVE FISHING; ANIMAL; ATLANTIC COD; FISHERY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PROCEDURES; SEA;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; FISHERIES; GADUS MORHUA; OCEANS AND SEAS; POPULATION DENSITY;

EID: 84902532328     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms5152     Document Type: Article

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