Catch-per-unit-effort: which estimator is best? Captura por unidade de esforço: qual estimador é melhor?

In this paper we examine the accuracy and precision of three indices of catch-per-unit-effort (CPUE). We carried out simulations, generating catch data according to six probability distributions (normal, Poisson, lognormal, gamma, delta and negative binomial), three variance structures (constant, pr...

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Main Authors: M. Petrere Jr., HC. Giacomini, P. De Marco Jr.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia 2010-08-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842010000300004