instantaneous rate of total mortality
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the ratio of number of deaths per unit of time to population abundance during that time, if all deceased fish were to be immediately replaced so that population does not change. Also called coefficient of decrease
Dictionary of ichthyology.
2009.
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instantaneous rate of fishing mortality — used to describe the decrease in numbers of fish over time when fishing and natural mortality act concurrently (Nt = No * e^ Zt , where No is the initial number and Nt is the number of the remaining fish at the end of time t. Z is the… … Dictionary of ichthyology
instantaneous rate of fishing mortality — When fishing and natural mortality act concurrently, F is equal to the instantaneous total mortality rate, multiplied by the ratio of fishing deaths to all deaths. Also called: rate of fishing; instantaneous rate of fishing; force of fishing… … Fisheries — dictionary
instantaneous rate of fishing mortality — When fishing and natural mortality act concurrently, F is equal to the instantaneous total mortality rate, multiplied by the ratio of fishing deaths to all deaths. Also called: rate of fishing; instantaneous rate of fishing; force of fishing… … Fisheries — dictionary
instantaneous rate of natural mortality — When natural and fishing mortality operate concurrently it is equal to the instantaneous total mortality rate, multiplied by the ratio of natural deaths to all deaths. Also called: force of natural mortality … Fisheries — dictionary
instantaneous rate of natural mortality — When natural and fishing mortality operate concurrently it is equal to the instantaneous total mortality rate, multiplied by the ratio of natural deaths to all deaths. Also called: force of natural mortality … Fisheries — dictionary
instantaneous rate of natural mortality — when natural and fishing mortality operate concurrently it is equal to the instantaneous total mortality rate, multiplied by the ratio of natural deaths to all deaths (Ricker, 1975). Abbreviated as M. Also called force of natural mortality … Dictionary of ichthyology
rate of fishing — instantaneous rate of fishing mortality (the decrease in numbers of fish over time when fishing and natural mortality act concurrently (Nt No * e^ Zt , where No is the initial number and Nt is the number of the remaining fish at the end of time t … Dictionary of ichthyology
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force of natural mortality — instantaneous rate of natural mortality (when natural and fishing mortality operate concurrently it is equal to the instantaneous total mortality rate, multiplied by the ratio of natural deaths to all deaths (Ricker, 1975). Abbreviated as M) … Dictionary of ichthyology
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