Breeding population
What Breeding population means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The part of a stock that reproduces; as it shrinks, fewer young fish are produced, so the stock falls further.
The surviving adults, which must be large enough to find mates and spawn successfully.
Topics that use Breeding population
- Sustainable fisheries (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Conservation methods
- Fishing quotas
- Net size
- Fish stocks
- Local extinction
- Overfishing
- Recruitment
- Sustainable fisheries
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