The importance of regional dynamics in local populations of limber pine (Pinus flexilis)

Ecoscience

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 175-182

  Webster, Kara L ^a   Johnson, Edward A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Extinction; Metapopulation; Mortality; Nucifraga columbiana; Patchy population; Pinus flexilis; Population dynamics; Recruitment; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

LOCAL EXTINCTION; METAPOPULATION; MORTALITY; PATCHINESS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RECRUITMENT; SEED DISPERSAL;

ALBERTA; CANADA; KANANASKIS VALLEY;

NUCIFRAGA COLUMBIANA; PINUS FLEXILIS;

EID: 0033921059     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.2000.11682586     Document Type: Article

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