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On the interrelationships between natural mortality, growth parameters, and mean environmental temperature in 175 fish stocks
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A compilation of values for the exponential coefficient of natural mortality (M) is given for 175 different stocks of fish distributed in 84 species, both freshwater and marine, and ranging from polar to tropical waters as mentioned in this paper.Abstract:
A compilation of values for the exponential coefficient of natural mortality (M) is given for 175 different stocks of fish distributed in 84 species, hath freshwater and marine, and ranging from polar to tropical waters. Values of Loo(LT, em), W\",,(g, fresh weight), K (l/year) and T (ec, mean annual water temperature) were attributed to each value of M, and the 175 sets of values plotted such that:read more
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A Flexible Growth Function for Empirical Use
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