Are populations of the candy barrel cactus (Echinocactus platyacanthus) in the desert of Tehuacán, Mexico at risk? Population projection matrix and life table response analysis

Biological Conservation

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 278-292

  Jiménez Sierra, Cecilia ^a   Mandujano, Maria C ^b   Eguiarte, Luis E ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Barrel cacti; Conservation; Demography; Elasticity analysis; Tehuac n Cuicatl n biosphere reserve

Indexed keywords

CACTUS; CENSUS; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FECUNDITY; HABITAT LOSS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH; RISK FACTOR; SEEDLING;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; PUEBLA [MEXICO]; TEHUACAN;

CACTACEAE; ECHINOCACTUS PLATYACANTHUS;

EID: 33845622517     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2006.10.038     Document Type: Article

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