A method for validating stochastic models of population viability: A case study of the mountain pygmy-possum (Burramys parvus)

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 599-607

  McCarthy, Michael A ^a,b,d   Broome, Linda S ^a,c  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service   (Australia)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Burramys parvus; Extinction risk; Population viability analysis; Stochasticity; Validation

Indexed keywords

MINIMUM VIABLE POPULATION; MODEL VALIDATION; POPULATION MODELING;

BURRAMYS PARVUS;

EID: 0033903929     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.2000.00415.x     Document Type: Article

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