Term:
Allee effect; depensatory effect
Definition:
A reduction in the growth rate of a species at low densities.; Consistently high exploitation rates when stock size is low.
Domain:
Fishery
Source:
Guide to the classical biological control of insect pests in planted and natural forests, FAO Forestry Paper No. 182, 2019 (http://www.fao.org/3/ca3677en/CA3677EN.pdf).; Fixed exploitation rate strategies for coping with effects of climate change, Carl Walters and Ana M. Parma
