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The problem of optimal harvesting in equilibrium is considered in a Leslie matrix model in which both mortality and fecundity in all age-classes may be density-dependent. The conclusion is that the optimal strategy is of the two-age-class type, in common with results obtained previously for simpler models.
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Grey, D.R. Harvesting under density-dependent mortality and fecundity. J. Math. Biology 26, 193–197 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00277732
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00277732