Density-dependent age of first reproduction as a buffer affecting persistence of small populations

Ecological Applications

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 616-624

  Ferrer, Miguel ^a   Otalora, Fermín ^b   García Ruiz, Juan M ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Age of reproduction; Aquila adalberti; Buffer mechanism; Density dependence; Discrete time model; Extinction; Individual based simulation; Small population; Spanish Imperial Eagle; Stability; Viability

Indexed keywords

AGE AT MATURITY; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODEL; MINIMUM VIABLE POPULATION; PERSISTENCE; POPULATION MODELING; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTION;

ANDALUCIA; DONANA NATIONAL PARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

AQUILA; AQUILA ADALBERTI; AQUILA HELIACA ADALBERTI; CICONIIFORMES; RAPTORES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1642316350     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/02-5361     Document Type: Article

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