The effect of autocorrelation in environmental variability on the persistence of populations: An experimental test

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 271, Issue 1553, 2004, Pages 2143-2148

  Pike, Nathan ^a   Tully, Thomas ^a   Haccou, Patsy ^b   Ferrière, Régis ^a,c  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Autocorrelation; Environmental stochasticity; Extinction risk; Population viability; Red noise

Indexed keywords

AUTOCORRELATION; EXTINCTION; PERSISTENCE; STOCHASTICITY;

ARTICLE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOLSOMIA CANDIDA; NONHUMAN; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES EXTINCTION; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INSECT; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SURVIVAL; TIME;

CANDIDA; FOLSOMIA CANDIDA;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT; INSECTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 16544373502     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2834     Document Type: Article

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