The effects of habitat fragmentation on extinction risk: Mechanisms and synthesis

Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 9-37

  Burkey, Tormod V ^a   Reed, David H ^b  

^a DNV GL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Endangered species; Environmental stochasticity; Extinction; Genetic stochasticity; Habitat fragmentation; Metapopulations

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644622848     PISSN: 01253395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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