Scaling Fisheries : The Science of Measuring the Effects of Fishing, 1855–1955 (Paperback)

Frontispiece; Acknowledgements; Units used in the text; Part I. Introduction: 1. Fluctuations, the very essence of ecosystems; Part II. Developing Methods, 1855?1940: 2. Research approaches, 1855?90; 3. Measuring the effect of fishing, 1890?1900; 4. The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, 1900?20; 5. Predicting fluctuations, 1920?30; 6. A priori methods, 1930?40; Part III. Three Partial Theories, 1940?55: 7. Middling in size; 8. How many parents are enough?; 9. Steady state yield; 10. Integration: self-regenerating populations and the bionomic ecosystem; Notes; References; Index of people; Subject index.