Estimates of minimum patch size depend on the method of estimation and the condition of the habitat

Ecology

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1401-1407

  McCoy, Earl D ^a   Mushinsky, Henry R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Density area relationship; Extinction threshold; Florida, USA; Gopher tortoise; Gopherus polyphemus; Habitat loss; Habitat quality; Minimum viable population size; Patch context; Patch size; Scaling

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT QUALITY; MINIMUM VIABLE POPULATION; PATCH SIZE; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; REPTILE;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

GOPHERUS; GOPHERUS POLYPHEMUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TURTLE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FLORIDA; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TURTLES;

EID: 34547624838     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/06-1188     Document Type: Article

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