Population growth rates of reef sharks with and without fishing on the Great Barrier Reef: Robust estimation with multiple models

Overfishing of sharks is a global concern, with increasing numbers of species threatened by overfishing. For many sharks, both catch rates and underwater visual surveys have been criticized as indices of abundance. In this context, estimation of population trends using individual demographic rates p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hisano, M., Connolly, S., Robbins, William
Format: Journal Article
Published: Public Library of Science 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51943