Should depensation be dismissed as a possible explanation for the lack of recovery of the northern cod (Gadus morhua) stock?

Shelton, P. A.; Healey, Brian P

Should depensation be dismissed as a possible explanation for the lack of recovery of the northern cod (Gadus morhua) stock?

1999

Shelton, P. A. | Healey, Brian P

After 7 years of a moratorium on northern cod (Gadus morhua), there is no convincing evidence that recovery has commenced. Under the simple assumption of linear density dependence, rapid population growth is predicted. That this has not transpired leads to consideration of less simple assumptions regarding density dependence, such as depensation.

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