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Stock and Recruitment
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Plotting net reproduction (reproductive potential of the adults obtained) against the density of stock which produced them, for a number of fish and invertebrate populations, gives a domed curve whose apex lies above the line representing replacement reproduction.Abstract:
Plotting net reproduction (reproductive potential of the adults obtained) against the density of stock which produced them, for a number of fish and invertebrate populations, gives a domed curve wh...read more
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Simple mathematical models with very complicated dynamics
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Life-history tactics: a review of the ideas.
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Adaptive Management of Renewable Resources
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The ontogenetic niche and species interactions in size-structured populations
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The Rôle of Biotic Factors in The Determination of Population Densities
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On the Hazards of Overemphasizing Numerical Fluctuations in Studies of "Cyclic" Phenomena in Muskrat Populations
TL;DR: The past quarter-century has been one of accelerating scientific interest in fluctuations of wild populations, and this acceleration does not seem to be over, with more and more investigators concerning themselves with the so-called "cyclic" changes shown by this or that species.
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The Lakes and Lake Fisheries of Manitoba
TL;DR: Manitoba has a large fishery production harvested both by commercial fishermen and by anglers, yielding annually on an average over 32,000,000 pounds of all species of fish, made possible by the 26,789 square miles of lakes and streams which are within the province.