Properties of age structure models for harvested populations with applications to yellowfin tuna Thunnus albacares (Bonaterre) and harp seals Pagophilus groenlandicus (Erxleben)

Dynamic population models that incorporate the age structure of the population can be used as a powerful tool for fisheries management. In this thesis some of the properties and potential uses of a class of these models is examined. This class can be described as a life table operating on a populati...

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Main Author: Allen, Robin Leslie
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/32413