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Population diversity and the portfolio effect in an
exploited species
Daniel E. Schindler1, Ray Hilborn1, Brandon Chasco1, Christopher P. Boatright1, Thomas P. Quinn1, Lauren A. Rogers1
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One of the most pervasive themes in ecology is that biological diver-
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