The Allee effect, stochastic dynamics and the eradication of alien species

Ecology Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 133-140

  Liebhold, Andrew ^a   Bascompte, Jordi ^b  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biological invasion; Establishment; Extinction; Gypsy moth; Lymantria dispar; Population dynamics

Indexed keywords

ALLEE EFFECT; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; MOTH; POPULATION DYNAMICS; STOCHASTICITY;

LEPIDOPTERA; LYMANTRIA; LYMANTRIA DISPAR;

EID: 0037317042     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1461-0248.2003.00405.x     Document Type: Article

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