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Record Nr.

UNISA996206298503316

Titolo

Fish reproductive biology [[electronic resource] ] : implications for assessment and management / / edited by Tore Jakobsen ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Blackwell Pub., 2009

ISBN

1-282-18920-4

9786612189203

1-4443-1213-8

1-4443-1212-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (454 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

JakobsenTore

Disciplina

639.3

639.8

Soggetti

Fish stock assessment

Fishes - Reproduction

Recruitment (Population biology)

Fishery management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Fish Reproductive Biology; Contents; Preface; Contributors; Introduction; Part I Biology, Population Dynamics and Recruitment; Chapter 1 Recruitment in Marine Fish Populations; Chapter 2 Reproductive Dynamics; Chapter 3 Recruitment Variability; Chapter 4 Effects of Fishing on the Population; Part II Information Critical to Successful Assessment and Management; Chapter 5 Egg, Larval and Juvenile Surveys; Chapter 6 Stock Identification; Chapter 7 Stock Assessment Models and Predictions of Catch and Biomass

Chapter 8 Applied Fish Reproductive Biology: Contribution of Individual Reproductive Potential to Recruitment and Fisheries ManagementPart III Incorporation of Reproductive Biology and Recruitment Considerations into Management Advice and Strategies; Chapter 9 Current Paradigms and Forms of Advice; Chapter 10 Management: New Approaches to Old Problems; Chapter 11 Implementing Information on Stock Reproductive Potential in Fisheries Management: The Motivation, Challenges and Opportunities; Species Index; Subject Index; Colour plates appear



between pages 262 and 263

Sommario/riassunto

""The economic importance of fishes and their societal and cultural relevance provide powerful incentives for large-scale, sustained studies of their dynamics""-the Editors The overall goal of this book is to give a picture of the present use of information on fish reproductive biology in assessment and management and its potential for improving management of these resources.  Compiled by an international team of authors, each an expert in their field, this exceptional volume is divided into three major sections: Biology, population dynamics, and recruitment