POPULATION-DYNAMICS OF EXPLOITED FISH STOCKS AT LOW POPULATION-LEVELS
POPULATION-DYNAMICS OF EXPLOITED FISH STOCKS AT LOW POPULATION-LEVELS
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DOI:
10.1126/science.269.5227.1106
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发表时间:
1995-08-25
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影响因子:
56.9
通讯作者:
ROSENBERG, AA
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作者:
MYERS, RA;BARROWMAN, NJ;ROSENBERG, AA
Models of population dynamics in which per capita reproductive success declines at low population levels (variously known as depensation, the Allee effect, and inverse density-dependence) predict that populations can have multiple equilibria and may suddenly shift from one equilibrium to another. If such depensatory dynamics exist, reduced mortality may be insufficient to allow recovery of a population after abundance has been severely reduced by harvesting. Estimates of spawner abundance and number of surviving progeny for 128 fish stocks indicated only 3 stocks with significant depensation. Estimates of the statistical power of the tests strengthen the conclusion that depensatory dynamics are not apparent for fish populations at the levels studied.