The predictive accuracy of population viability analysis: A test using data from two small mammal species in a fragmented landscape

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2393-2413

  Ball, Stephen J ^a,d   Lindenmayer, David B ^b   Possingham, Hugh P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

ALEX; Antechinus agilis; Habitat fragmentation; Metapopulation; Population viability analysis; Rattus fuscipes

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; MAMMAL; METAPOPULATION; VIABILITY;

ANTECHINUS; ANTECHINUS AGILIS; MAMMALIA; PINUS RADIATA; POTATO VIRUS A; RATTUS FUSCIPES;

EID: 0242307878     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025821506931     Document Type: Article

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