Examining threats faced by island birds: A population viability analysis on the Capricorn silvereye using long-term data

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 491-503

  Brook, Barry W ^a   Kikkawa, Jiro ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Data quality; Extinction; Metapopulation; Population viability analysis

Indexed keywords

BIRD; ISOLATED POPULATION; MINIMUM VIABLE POPULATION;

AUSTRALIA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; HERON ISLAND;

ZOSTEROPS LATERALIS;

EID: 0032447214     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.1998.3540491.x     Document Type: Article

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