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    • Bibliographic impact of ICLARM 

      Maclean, J.L.; Temprosa, R.M.; Jhocson, N.I.; Diaz, A.F. (1990)
      Type: Report
      A study was made of the availability and impact of the publications and other contributions to the literature of the International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM), based in the Philippines. The ...

    • The relationship between maximum and asymptotic length in fishes 

      Mathews, C.P.; Samuel, M. (1990)
      Type: Journal Article
      The case is made, based on growth curves and other data on Kuwait fishes, that the maximum length in a population does not provide a reliable approximation of asymptotic length.

    • FISHBASE: an information system to support fisheries and aquaculture research 

      Froese, R. (1990)
      Type: Journal Article
      The International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM) in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and with the support of the Commission of the European ...

    • Ecological computer programs: the importance of being friendly 

      McManus, J.W. (1990)
      Type: Journal Article
      A discussion is presented on the topic of statistical data analysis in the field of ecology, emphasizing the importance of computer programmes being user friendly for the ecologist. Particular reference is given to TWINSPAN, ...

    • Measuring ecological stress: variations on a theme by R.M. Warwick 

      McManus, J.W.; Pauly, D. (1990)
      Type: Journal Article
      Two new indices are presented which reflect quantitatively the changes to be expected in an ecological community under stress, as previously described by R. M. Warwick. The indices summarize information which he presented ...

    • The ECOPATH II software or how we can gain from working together 

      Christensen, V. (1990)
      Type: Journal Article
      Problems involved in the development of ecosystem models are discussed, considering in particular the use of the ECOPATH II software and the approach used at ICLARM in the project "Global comparisons of trophic aquatic ...

    • On holism, reductionism and working from 9 to 5 

      Pauly, D. (1990)
      Type: Journal Article
      A discussion is presented on the 2 approaches - holism and reductionism - in the study of environmental sciences, making reference to various projects presently being conducted by ICLARM and its collaborators using the ...

    • A draft guide to the ECOPATH II program (ver. 1.0) 

      Christensen, V.; Pauly, D. (1990)
      Type: Manual
      This guide documents the use and background of a program written for MSDOS Computers, in QUICKBASIC 4.5, for straightforward construction and parametrization of steady-state trophic models of aquatic ecosystems. The ECOPATH ...

    • Training resource book for farming systems diagnosis: process documentation of an experiential learning exercise in farming systems diagnosis of the ICAR/IRRI Collaborative Research Project 

      Lightfoot, C.; Singh, V.P.; Paris, T.; Mishra, P.; Salman, A. (comps.) (1990)
      Type: Book
      This book leads on from agro-ecosystems mapping (TN2 ). The book focuses on farmer participatory tools for researchers, especially on the diagnosis of farming systems problems.

    • Water quality research or water quality checking: proposed guidelines 

      Costa-Pierce, B.A. (1990)
      Type: Journal Article
      A simple plan is outlined to assist in the design of water quality research and monitoring programmes at aquacultureresearch stations. Before monitoring any programme, a decision on the goals of the aquaculture research to ...

    • Computer-aided approaches to identification. III: (Conclusion) . Modern databases 

      Froese, R.; Achenbach, I.; Papasissi, C. (1990)
      Type: Journal Article
      Modern databases can be successfully used to develop computer-based identification systems. In a first case study, fish larvae were identified with an average of three easily obtained characters. In a second case study, ...

    • Measuring ICLARM's impact on research and researchers 

      Maclean, J.L.; Temprosa, R.M.; Jhocson, N.I.; Diaz, A.F. (1990)
      Type: Journal Article
      For a research organization such as ICLARM which carries out long-term basic research, justifying money spent can be a difficult exercise. This articles examines different ways by which impact of ICLARM research can be measured.

    • Problems in estimating growth parameters of the wahoo Acanthocybium solandri (Scombridae) using the ELEFAN 1 program 

      Murray, P.A.; Nichols, K.E. (1990)
      Type: Journal Article
      Plots of Rn, the goodness-of-fit index of teh ELEFAN I program versus K can be used jointly with fixed values of the other growth parameters to identify "optimum values" of K. This is here illustrated using data on wahoo ...

    • An empirical comparison of seasonal growth models 

      Hoenig, N.A.; Hanumara, R.C. (1990)
      Type: Journal Article
      A model for describing the seasonally oscillating growth of fish is presented and compared with the commonly used model of D. Pauly and G. Gaschutz (PG). The new model produces results similar to those obtained from teh ...

    • The coastal environmental profile of Lingayen Gulf, Philippines 

      McManus, L.T.; Chua, T.E. (eds.) (1990)
      Type: Report
      The coastal environmental profile of Lingayen Gulf, Philippines answers the objectives of the six-year Association of Southeast Asian NationsIUnited States Coastal Resources Management Project (ASEANIUS CRMP) (Philippine ...

    • A note on the inverse function of the von Bertalanffy growth function 

      Mackay, D.; Moreau, J. (1990)
      Type: Journal Article
      Parameter estimates of the von Bertalanffy growth function (VBGF) and its inverse function, based on length-at-age and age-at-length data for Tilapia rendalli (Cichlidae) and Salmo trutta (Salmonidae) were derived using a ...

    • Baguio Resolution on Coastal Resources Management 

      Association of Southeast Asian Nations (1990)
      Type: Conference Proceedings
      The publication presents the "Baguio Resolution on Managing ASEAN's Coastal Resources for Sustainable Development" which was agreed during an international conference held in the Philippines in March 1990 where policymakers ...

    • Training resource book on a participatory method for modelling bioresource flows 

      Lightfoot, C.; Noble, R.; Morales, R. (1991)
      Type: Brief
      This guidebook helps researchers and extensionists learn an easy rapid appraisal technique that enables farmers to draw conceptual models of their farm systems. The drawings help researchers and extensionists to understand ...

    • Example estimations of yield and fishery profit when few data are available 

      Sanders, M.J. (1991)
      Type: Journal Article
      Very preliminary bioeconomic assessments are reported in respect to fishery situation in Kenya. In the case of the shrimp fishery, it is concluded that the contemporary trawler fleet is substantially in excess of that ...

    • Who's working on freshwater cage culture? (An update) 

      Vega, M.J.M. (1991)
      Type: Journal Article
      While traditional fishing gear is usually ideal for a region, improvements are always possible. Superior performance synthetic materials have almost universally replaced traditional fishing nets and lines. The development ...