Testing for a temperature effect on an early catch record

Authors
Solow, AR
Citation
Ar. Solow, Testing for a temperature effect on an early catch record, CLIM CHANGE, 49(3), 2001, pp. 359-366
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Environment/Ecology,"Earth Sciences
Journal title
CLIMATIC CHANGE
ISSN journal
01650009 → ACNP
Volume
49
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
359 - 366
Database
ISI
SICI code
0165-0009(200105)49:3<359:TFATEO>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
In conjunction with early climate records, catch records from pre-industria l fisheries are a potentially valuable source of information about the effe ct of climate on fisheries. This paper describes a test for a temperature e ffect on an 18th century catch record of Icelandic cod. The results of the test, which is based on a model that incorporates both internal population dynamics and a potential temperature effect, support the existence of a tem perature effect.