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Then-stage harvesting strategy of Elizarov and Svirezhev is examined. As a result, some important new features appear. A discussion is presented on whether or not one should harvest a species at one time stage or wait until a later time. The paper is concerned with contributions which are primarily mathematical formulations and results for continuous, as well as discrete time, logistic growth of a single species being harvested. Age class structure is ignored.
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Swan, G.W. Some strategies for harvesting a single species. Bltn Mathcal Biology 37, 659–673 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02459529
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