Multiple-year optimization of conservation effort and monitoring effort for a fluctuating population

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 230, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 157-171

  Yokomizo, Hiroyuki ^a   Haccou, Patsy ^b   Iwasa, Yoh ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conservation effort; Fluctuating population; Monitoring effort; Multiple year optimization

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; EXTINCTION RISK; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION SIZE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MONITORING; PARAMETER; POPULATION SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MODELS, STATISTICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 4043179096     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2004.04.036     Document Type: Article

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