Random walks in a metapopulation: How much density dependence is necessary for long-term persistence?

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 274-282

  Hanski, Ilkka ^a   Foley, Patrick ^b   Hassell, Michael ^c  

^a Division of Population Biology   (Finland)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Biology ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Density dependence; Metapopulation; Sink population; Species survival; Stochastic model

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; METAPOPULATION; RANDOM WALK; SINK POPULATION;

EID: 0029751329     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/5874     Document Type: Article

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