A population dynamic model assessing options for managing eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) and triploid Suminoe oysters (Crassostrea ariakensis) in Chesapeake Bay

A demographic population simulation model was developed to examine alternative fishery management strategies and their likely effects on the probability of extirpation of local eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) populations in the Chesapeake Bay. Management strategies include varying the minimum...

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Main Author: Dew, Jodi Rebecca
Other Authors: Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/33101
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05222002-145125/