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Individual-based models in ecology: An overview Individual-based models in ecology: An overview

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Authors
Donald L. DeAngelis, D. M. Fleming, L.J. Gross, W.F. Wolff

Introduction Introduction

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Authors
M.L. Morrison, L.S. Hall, S.K. Robinson, S.I. Rothstein, D.C. Hahn, T.D. Rich

Lake trout in the Great Lakes: Basin-wide stock collapse and binational restoration Lake trout in the Great Lakes: Basin-wide stock collapse and binational restoration

The lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) was important to the human settlement of each of the Great Lakes, and underwent catastrophic collapses in each lake in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The timing of lake trout stock collapses were different in each lake, as were the causes of the collapses, and have been the subject of much scientific inquiry and debate. The purpose of this...
Authors
Michael J. Hansen

Linking stressors and ecological responses Linking stressors and ecological responses

To characterize risk, it is necessary to quantify the linkages and interactions between chemical, physical and biological stressors and endpoints in the conceptual framework for ecological risk assessment (ERA). This can present challenges in a multiple stressor analysis, and it will not always be possible to develop a quantitative stressor-response profile. This review commences with a
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J.H. Gentile, K.R. Solomon, J.B. Butcher, M. Harrass, W.G. Landis, M. Power, Barnett A. Rattner, W.J. Warren-Hicks, R. Wenger

Management of bighorn sheep Management of bighorn sheep

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Authors
C. L. Douglas, David M. Leslie

Managing Pacific salmon escapements: The gaps between theory and reality Managing Pacific salmon escapements: The gaps between theory and reality

There are myriad challenges to estimating intrinsic production capacity for Pacific salmon populations that are heavily exploited and/or suffering from habitat alteration. Likewise, it is difficult to determine whether perceived decreases in production are due to harvest, habitat, or hatchery influences, natural variation, or some combination of all four. There are dramatic gaps between...
Authors
E. Eric Knudsen
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