Why do assessments of demersal stocks largely ignore habitat?

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 2114-2126

  Caddy, John F ^a  

^a NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

bottlenecks; cover; fractals; Habitat; life history stages; migration; natural mortalities; structural complexity

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CRUSTACEAN; DEMERSAL FISH; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT TYPE; JUVENILE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MIGRATION; MORTALITY; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; PREDATION; STOCK ASSESSMENT; VULNERABILITY;

EID: 84911111885     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fss199     Document Type: Article

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