The intrinsic mean time to extinction: A unifying approach to analysing persistence and viability of populations

Oikos

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 501-511

  Grimm, Volker ^a   Wissel, Christian ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTINCTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; VIABILITY;

EID: 3042618123     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2004.12606.x     Document Type: Article

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