Effects of stochastic growth on population dynamics and management quantities estimated from an integrated catch-at-length assessment model: Panopea globosa as case study

Marlene Anaid Luquin-Covarrubias and Enrique Morales-Bojórquez

Ecological Modelling, 2021, vol. 440, issue C

Abstract: In size-based stock assessment models, the stochastic growth of individuals is expressed through a transition matrix representing the growth variability as probability of shift from one length class to another during a time period. This process is important because it describes the changes in population size structure brought about by the increase in length or weight of organisms over time. In this study, four stochastic growth matrices were developed within an integrated catch-at-length assessment model (ICLAM), and the changes in the population dynamics and quantities relevant to fishery management of Panopea globosa were analyzed. The growth increments were estimated through von Bertalanffy, Gompertz, Logistic, and Schnute models using a gamma probabilistic density function. A corrected Akaike information criterion was used to select the best performance among the four ICLAMs. The ICLAM associated with the von Bertalanffy matrix was the best for describing the catch-at-length data, providing conservative estimates on the condition of the stock; while the ICLAM for the Logistic matrix showed low performance, exhibiting the highest estimates for all the components of population dynamics, such as an increase of 75.3% in the recruitment and 58.5% in the total abundance with regard to the von Bertalanffy matrix. These differences emphasize the importance of determining a suitable stochastic growth matrix because it has serious implications in biasing stock assessments, resulting in inadequate management strategies.

Keywords: Stochastic growth matrix; Stock assessment; Population dynamics; Probabilistic density function (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2020.109384

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