Comparative demography of skates: life-history correlates of productivity and implications for management.
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SUBMITTER: Barnett LA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3669027 | biostudies-literature | 2013
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Comparative demography of skates: life-history correlates of productivity and implications for management.
Barnett Lewis A K LA Winton Megan V MV Ainsley Shaara M SM Cailliet Gregor M GM Ebert David A DA
PloS one 20130531 5
Age-structured demographic models were constructed based on empirical estimates of longevity and maturity for five deepwater Bering Sea skates to investigate how observed differences in life history parameters affect population growth rates. Monte Carlo simulations were used to incorporate parameter uncertainty. Estimated population growth rates ranged from 1.045 to 1.129 yr(-1) and were lower than those reported for other Alaskan skates and most chondrichthyans. Population growth rates of these ...[more]
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