3 papers
q-bio.QM2019
Growth and mortality of endangered land crabs (Cardisoma guanhumi) assessed through tagging with PITs and novel bootstrapped methods
Ralf Schwamborn, Denise F. Moraes-Costa
The land crab Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1828 is harvested in several countries in Latin America, and a critically endangered species. This is the first study to conduct bootstr…
q-bio.PE2018
Assessing sources of uncertainty in length-based estimates of body growth in populations of fishes and macroinvertebrates with bootstrapped ELEFAN
R. Schwamborn, T. K. Mildenberger, M. H. Taylor
The determination of rates of body growth is the first step in many aquatic population studies and fisheries stock assessments. ELEFAN (Electronic LEngth Frequency ANalysis) is a w…
q-bio.PE2018
How reliable are the Powell-Wetherall plot method and the maximum-length approach? Implications for length-based studies of growth and mortality
Ralf Schwamborn
Length-based methods are the cornerstone of many population studies and stock assessments. This study tested two widely used methods: the Powell-Wetherall (P-W) plot and the Lmax a…