Demographic viability of populations of Silene regia in midwestern prairies: Relationships with fire management, genetic variation, geographic location, population size and isolation

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 63-78

  Menges, Eric S ^a   Dolan, Rebecca W ^b  

^a ARCHBOLD BIOLOGICAL STATION   (United States)

^b BUTLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elasticity; Extinction probability; Habitat management; Population growth rate; Population viability assessment

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; PLANT GROWTH; POPULATION GENETICS;

DEMOGRAPHY; FIRE; GENETIC VARIATION; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; POPULATION VIABILITY;

USA, (MIDWEST);

EID: 0031886270     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.1998.00234.x     Document Type: Article

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