Predicting transient amplification in perturbed ecological systems

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1243-1251

  Townley, Stuart ^a   Carslake, David ^a   Kellie Smith, Owen ^a   Mccarthy, Dominic ^a   Hodgson, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amplification envelope; Asymptotic; Ecological dynamics; Kreiss bound; Matrix; Population dynamics; Projection; Reactivity; Stage structure; Transient

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISTURBANCE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; INVASIVE SPECIES; MODEL VALIDATION; PERTURBATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 35648993610     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2007.01333.x     Document Type: Article

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