Pattern-oriented modelling for estimating unknown pre-breeding survival rates: The case of the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Picoides minor)

Biological Conservation

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 555-564

  Rossmanith, Eva ^a   Blaum, Niels ^a   Grimm, Volker ^b   Jeltsch, Florian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Geographical variation; Individual based model; Parameterization; Pattern oriented modelling; Population viability analysis; Woodpecker

Indexed keywords

BIRD; ESTIMATION METHOD; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; MODELING; PARAMETERIZATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SURVIVAL;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; HESSE; KRONOBERG; LAKE MOCKELN; NORTHERN EUROPE; RHENISH SCHIEFERGEBIRGE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN; TAUNUS;

ANIMALIA; PICOIDES MINOR;

EID: 33846212726     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2006.11.002     Document Type: Article

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