Application of perturbation simulations in population risk assessment for different life history strategies and elasticity patterns

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 983-999

  Raimondo, Sandy ^a   McKenney Jr , Charles L ^a   Barron, Mace G ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elasticity analysis; Life history strategies; Population models; Population risk assessment

Indexed keywords

AMERICAMYSIS BAHIA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); LYMANTRIA DISPAR; MYSIDA;

EID: 33748517437     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: 15497860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807030600826904     Document Type: Review

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