A framework for assessing fisheries productivity for the Fisheries Protection Program
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.............................................................................................................................. IV RESUME ................................................................................................................................... V INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 1 PRODUCTIVITY ASSESSMENT ............................................................................................... 2 INDICATORS, METRICS AND MEASUREMENTS .................................................................... 5 COMPONENTS OF PRODUCTIVITY AND THE PATHWAYS OF EFFECTS ............................ 6 PRODUCTIVITY ASSESSMENTS ............................................................................................. 9 Projects that reduce habitat quantity .................................................................................. 9 Projects that affect habitat quality ......................................................................................10 Projects that result in ecosystem transformation ...............................................................11 DISCUSSION............................................................................................................................12 REFERENCES .........................................................................................................................14 APPENDIX 1: TABLES .............................................................................................................16 APPENDIX 2. DENSITY-DEPENDENT AND DENSITY-INDEPENDENT MORTALITY ............23
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