Spatially-correlated extinction in a metapopulation model of Leadbeater's Possum

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 47-63

  McCarthy, Michael A ^a   Lindenmayer, David B ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Fire; Patch size; Population viability analysis; Risk of extinction

Indexed keywords

EXTINCTION; FIRE; METAPOPULATION; POPULATION MODELING;

GYMNOBELIDEUS LEADBEATERI;

EID: 0033982033     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008953426795     Document Type: Article

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