Is the concept of carrying capacity useful in variable environments?

Oikos

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 529-542

  McLeod, Steven R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MACROPUS RUFUS; MACROPUS SP.; MAMMALIA;

CARRYING CAPACITY; ENVIRONMENTAL STOCHASTICITY; PLANT-HERBIVORE SYSTEM; RED KANGAROO; SHRUBLAND;

EID: 0030617608     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546897     Document Type: Article

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