Predicting the persistence of amphibian populations with the help of a spatial model

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 455-470

  Halley, J M ^a   Oldham, R S ^b   Arntzen, J W ^b,c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

local extinction; metapopulations; newts; stochastic models; toads

Indexed keywords

COMMON TOAD; EXTINCTION RATE;

BUFO BUFO; TRITURUS CRISTATUS;

EID: 0030304537     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2404977     Document Type: Article

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