Beverton and Holt life history invariants result from optimal trade-off of reproduction and survival
Beverton and Holt life history invariants result from optimal trade-off of reproduction and survival
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DOI:
10.1139/cjfas-53-4-820
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发表时间:
1996-04-01
影响因子:
2.4
通讯作者:
Jensen, AL
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作者:
Jensen, AL
The Beverton and Holt invariants are three special relations among life history parameters: Mx(m) = C-1, M/K = C-2, and L(x(m))/L(inf) = C-3, where M is the instantaneous natural mortality rate per individual, x(m) is age at maturity, K is the von Bertalanffy growth coefficient, L(x(m)) is length at maturity, L(inf) is asymptotic length, and C-1, C-2, and C-3 are constants. In this study the Beverton and Holt invariants were obtained from maximization of the fecundity function that optimizes the trade-off between survival and fecundity; this approach applies conventional fishery models and provides estimates of the constants C-1, C-2, and C-3. These estimates can be compared with the estimates obtained by regression of 1/M on x(m), M on K, and L(x(m)) on L(inf) across species and across populations within species. The values of the constants obtained from regression across species agree closely with the theoretical values of the constants. In fishery assessments, natural mortality is often approximated using growth parameters, and the analyses reported here indicate that the relations are not just statistical relations, but rather result from fundamental ecological relations among the parameters.