The use of stochastic dynamic programming in optimal landscape reconstruction for metapopulations

Ecological Applications

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 543-555

  Westphal, Michael I ^a,b   Pickett, Marcus ^c   Getz, Wayne M ^b   Possingham, Hugh P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Cancer Council South Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Conservation; Decision theory; Metapopulation; Optimal landscape reconstruction; Southern Emu wren; Stipiturus malachurus intermedius; Stochastic dynamic programming; Threatened species

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; METAPOPULATION; POPULATION MODELING; RECONSTRUCTION;

AUSTRALIA; MOUNT LOFTY RANGES; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

AVES; DROMAIUS NOVAEHOLLANDIAE; STIPITURUS MALACHURUS; TROGLODYTES TROGLODYTES;

EID: 0038038648     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(2003)013[0543:TUOSDP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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