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RELATIVE APPARENT ABUNDANCE [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-10-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Fishing
  • Environmental Management
CONT

While abundance is of primary concern, it is most often apparent abundance which is measured. And since the measure (catch per unit of effort, for example) for a particular period is often only relative to similar measures for other periods, it should be termed "relative apparent abundance."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pêche commerciale
  • Gestion environnementale
DEF

Abondance apparente à un moment donné.

OBS

Cette [...] notion découle de ce que l'abondance apparente varie effectivement dans le temps : soit en fonction des variations de la disponibilité (variations de comportement), soit en fonction de la combinaison de ces deux facteurs.

Spanish

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