Estimating the minimum population size that allows a given annual number of mature red deer stags to be culled sustainably

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 118-130

  Buckland, S T ^a   Ahmadi, S ^b   Staines, B W ^c   Gordon, I J ^d   Youngson, R W ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b BIOMATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^d SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^e Deer Commission for Scotland   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Leslie matrix model; Optimal culling strategies; Population models; Wildlife management

Indexed keywords

CULLING; MINIMUM POPULATION SIZE; RED DEER;

UK, SCOTLAND;

CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 0029668276     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2405021     Document Type: Article

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