A vital sensitivity analysis for nonstable age distributions and short-term planning

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 649-656

  Fefferman, Nina H ^a   Reed, J Michael ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elasticity; Endangered species; Greater prairie chicken; Monte Carlo simulation; Nonstable age distribution; Picoides borealis; Population dynamics; Population viability; Population viability analyses; Red cockaded woodpecker; Tympanuchus cupido

Indexed keywords

BIRD; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

PICOIDES BOREALIS; TYMPANUCHUS CUPIDO;

EID: 33746362624     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2006)70[649:AVRSAF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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