eumetric

English

Etymology

eu- +‎ metric

Adjective

eumetric (not comparable)

1. (ecology) That produces a stable population size
   • 2015 August 12, Marc O. Nadon et al., “Length-Based Assessment of Coral Reef Fish Populations in the Main and Northwestern Hawaiian Islands”, in PLoS ONE‎^[1], volume 10, →DOI:

     We examined the potential increases in yields if the sizes at first capture ( L c ) were set optimally for the estimated fishing mortality rates (i.e., eumetric fishing).