The dynamics of a colonization event in the european shag: The roles of immigration and demographic stochasticity

Waterbirds

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 97-102

  Martínez Abraín, Alejandro ^a,b   Oro, Daniel ^a   Jiménez, Juan ^c  

^a Miquel M   (Spain)

^b CPEMN   (Spain)

^c Generalital Valenciana   (Spain)

Author keywords

Colonization; Conservation; Demographic stochasticity; European Shag; Immigration; Monte Carlo simulations; Phatacroncorax aristotelis; Projection model; Recruitment; Western Mediterranean

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; COLONY; IMMIGRATION; POPULATION GROWTH; RECRUITMENT; SEABIRD;

COLUMBRETES ISLANDS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SPAIN; VALENCIA;

PHALACROCORAX ARISTOTELIS;

EID: 17544393117     PISSN: 07386028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1522248     Document Type: Article

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