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Description: |
406 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-401). |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: Fisheries, Population Dynamics, And Modelling -- The Formulation Of Fish Population Dynamics -- Equilibrium vs. Non-Equilibrium -- Characteristics Of Mathematical Models -- General Properties -- Limitations Due to the Modeller -- Limitations Due to Model Type -- The Structure of Mathematical Models -- Parameters and Variables -- Types Of Model Structure -- Deterministic/Stochastic -- Continuous vs. Discrete Models -- Descriptive/Explanatory -- Testing Explanatory Models -- Realism/Generality -- When is a Model a Theory? -- Simple Population Models -- Biological Population Dynamics -- The Dynamics of Mathematical Models -- All Assumptions Should be Explicit -- Exponential Growth -- Standard Transformations -- Why Consider Equilibrium Conditions? -- An Upper Limit and Persistence -- The Logistic Model of Growth -- Discrete Logistic Model -- Stability Properties -- Dynamic Behaviour -- Age-Structured and Exponential Growth Models -- Annual vs. Instantaneous Mortality Rates -- Selection of a Target Fishing Mortality -- Simple Yield-Per-Recruit -- Is there an Optimum Fishing Mortality Rate? -- What is the Optimum Age or Size at First Capture? -- From Empirical Table to Mathematical Model -- The Model Structure and Assumptions -- The Model Equations -- Yield-Per-Recruit Management Targets -- Uncertainties in Yield-Per-Recruit Analyses -- Types of Over-Fishing -- Model Parameter Estimation -- Models And Data -- Fitting Data to a Model -- Which Comes First, the Data or the Model? -- Quality of Fit vs. Parsimony vs. Reality. |
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Elect. Loc./Access: |
Publisher description http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0646/2001028681-d.html |
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Index - Uncontrolled: |
Fisheries mathematical models |