Ecodynamics pp 235-242 | Cite as

Models for the Management of Renewable Resources Embedded in Complex Marine Systems

  • P. A. Shelton
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Part of the Research Reports in Physics book series (RESREPORTS)

Abstract

The difficulty in building useful models of the interactions between components of complex ecosystems is demonstrated with an artificial system. Problems associated with structural specification and parameterization are shown to limit the usefulness of the more complex models of the artificial system and the implications of this are considered in the context of the management of exploited animal populations in marine ecosystems.

Keywords

Artificial System Pelagic Fish Competition Model Complex Ecosystem Predation Model 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • P. A. Shelton
    • 1
  1. 1.Sea Fisheries Research InstituteCape TownSouth Africa

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