Uncertainty in population dynamics and its consequences for the management of the orange-bellied parrot Neophema chrysogaster

Biological Conservation

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 269-281

  Drechsler, Martin ^a,c   Burgman, Mark A ^a   Menkhorst, Peter W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Flora and Fauna Branch   (Australia)

^c Department of Ecological Modelling   (Germany)

Author keywords

Conservation; Habitat management; Neophema; Population viability analysis; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

NEOPHEMA CHRYSOGASTER;

EID: 0032104833     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(97)00125-0     Document Type: Article

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