Population viability analysis of American ginseng and wild leek harvested in stochastic environments

Conservation Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 608-621

  Nantel, Patrick ^a   Gagnon, Daniel ^a,b   Nault, Andrée ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Biodome de Montreal   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN GINSENG; LOCAL EXTINCTION; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; WILD LEEK;

CANADA;

ALLIUM TRICOCCUM; PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUM;

EID: 0029775969     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1996.10020608.x     Document Type: Article

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