Research Reports from the Department of Operations
Document Type
Report
Publication Date
8-23-1968
Abstract
Three types of biological populations are considered in which members of the population are harvested either for their own value or to protect the value of another element of the ecosystem. A revenue and cost structure is defined for each of these systems and population growth rates are assumed to be random variables. Operating policies are described that maximize the expected economic gain to be realized, in the duration of time during which management of the system is anticipated.
Keywords
Operations research, Population biology, Ecosystem management, Markov processes, Biotic communities--Economic aspects, Population--Mathematical models
Publication Title
Technical Memorandums from the Department of Operations, School of Management, Case Western Reserve University
Issue
Technical memorandum no. 114
Rights
This work is in the public domain and may be freely downloaded for personal or academic use
Recommended Citation
Mann, Stuart H., "A Mathematical Theory for the Exploitation and Control of Biological Populations" (1968). Research Reports from the Department of Operations. 290.
https://commons.case.edu/wsom-ops-reports/290