Search Results - "Gurney, William SC"

Ocean-scale modelling of the distribution, abundance, and seasonal dynamics of the copepod Calanus finmarchicus by SPEIRS, Douglas C, GURNEY, William S. C, HEATH, Michael R, HORBELT, Werner, WOOD, Simon N, DE CUEVAS, Beverly A

“…The copepod Calanus finmarchicus is widely distributed over the sub-polar Atlantic and dominates the mesozooplanktonic biomass in that region. Despite this,…”
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Large-amplitude cycles of Daphnia and its algal prey in enriched environments by McCauley, Edward, Nisbet, Roger M, Murdoch, William W, de Roos, Andre M, Gurney, William S. C

“…Ecological theory predicts that stable populations should yield to large-amplitude cycles in richer environments. This does not occur in nature. The…”
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Objective determination of the sea age of Atlantic salmon from the sizes and dates of capture of individual fish by Bacon, Philip J, Gurney, William SC, McKenzie, Eddie, Whyte, Bryce, Campbell, Ronald, Laughton, Robert, Smith, Gordon, MacLean, Julian

“…Bacon, P. J., Gurney, W. S. C., McKenzie, E., Whyte, B., Campbell, R., Laughton, R., Smith, G., and MacLean, J. 2011. Objective determination of the sea age of…”
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Sea-Age Variation in Maiden Atlantic Salmon Spawners: Phenotypic Plasticity or Genetic Polymorphism? by Gurney, William S. C., Bacon, Philip J., Speirs, Douglas C., McGinnity, Philip, Verspoor, Eric

“…Atlantic salmon exhibit a partially heritable polymorphism in which the morphs are distinguished by the duration and location of the sea-phase of their…”
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Smooth age length keys: Observations and implications for data collection on North Sea haddock by Stari, Traiani, Preedy, Katharine F., McKenzie, Eddie, Gurney, William S.C., Heath, Michael R., Kunzlik, Philip A., Speirs, Douglas C.

“…Age at length keys (ALKs), which give the probability of age given length, are a fundamental component of many age-based fish stock assessment methods…”
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Maturity Dispersion, Stock Auto-Correlation, and Management Strategy in Exploited Populations by Gurney, William S. C, McKenzie, Eddie, Bacon, Philip J

“…Fishery management policies need to be based on historical summaries of stock status which are well correlated with the size of the group of individuals who…”
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A comparative study of the ecosystem dynamics of four fiords by Ross, Alex H., Gurney, William S. C., Heath, Michael R.

“…In this paper we develop our previously published strategic simulation model of a sea‐loch into a quantitatively testable form. This formulation includes the…”
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A Strategic Simulation Model of a Fjord Ecosystem by Ross, Alex H., William S. C. Gurney, Heath, Michael R., Hay, Steven J., Henderson, Eric W.

“…We formulate a stretegic simulation model of a fjordic ecosystem, paying careful attention to consistency of spatial and temporal scales. Our model…”
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