Life history and population size variability in a relict plant. Different routes towards long-term persistence

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 106-113

  García, María B ^a  

^a INSTITUTO PIRENAICO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Endangered especies; Life span; LTRE analysis; Matrix models; Population dynamics; PVA

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; EXTINCTION RISK; FECUNDITY; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HERB; LIFE HISTORY; PERSISTENCE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION SIZE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RANGE SIZE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PYRENEES;

CARYOPHYLLACEAE; PETROCOPTIS PSEUDOVISCOSA;

EID: 37149017368     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: 14724642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2007.00429.x     Document Type: Article

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