Population Growth

Growth of Merluccius australis

Auximetric graph	M vs K graph
M vs K graph
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Main Ref. :

51624 Data Ref. :

Data Type :

annuli on many otoliths

Sex :

male

L infinity (cm) :

83.1 TL

95% confidence limit:

K (1/y) :

0.309 non-linear regression

r²:

95% confidence limit:

to (y) :

0.02

95% confidence limit:

Winf. :

3.3 kg

computed from TL Loo using Bayesian LWR b used :

Ø' : 3.33

C :

M (1/y) :

0.210 M Ref. :51728 M doubtful?

r²:

95% confidence limit:

age-structured catch curve in unexploited population

Lm (cm) :

Male

Lm Ref. :

Locality :

off South I. west coast

Country :

New Zealand

Environment:

open waters

Temp. :

10.0 Temp. Ref. :

Comment :

M estimated from 1979 sample; using the Chapman and Robson estimator of Z, with mean age at 100% recruitment, the best estimate of M was 0.19 for males (Ref. 51728). Growth estimates outlier in auximetric graph? Not checked.

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