Assessing human impact despite uncertainty: Viability of the northern spotted owl metapopulation in the northwestern USA

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 875-894

  Akçakaya, H Reşit ^a   Raphael, Martin G ^b  

^a APPLIED BIOMATHEMATICS   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Human impact; Metapopulation model; Population viability analysis; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

STRIGIFORMES; STRIX OCCIDENTALIS CAURINA;

EID: 0031797411     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008867602813     Document Type: Article

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