Metapopulation dynamics of the California least tern

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 829-842

  Akçakaya, H Reşit ^a   Atwood, Jonathan L ^b   Breininger, David ^c   Collins, Charles T ^d   Duncan, Brean ^c  

^a APPLIED BIOMATHEMATICS   (United States)

^b ANTIOCH UNIVERSITY NEW ENGLAND   (United States)

^c KENNEDY SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Extinction risk; Least tern; Metapopulation model; Predator control; Sterna antillarum browni

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; EXTINCTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

STERNA; STERNA ANTILLARUM; STERNA ANTILLARUM BROWNI;

EID: 0242307191     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802690     Document Type: Article

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