Fluctuations of an introduced population of Svalbard reindeer: The effects of density dependence and climatic variation

Ecography

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 437-443

  Aanes, Ronny ^a   Sæther, Bernt Erik ^b   Øritsland, Nils Are ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE VARIATION; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION GROWTH; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; UNGULATE;

EID: 0033860650     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2000.tb00300.x     Document Type: Article

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