Comparing predictions of extinction risk using models and subjective judgement

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 67-74

  McCarthy, Michael A ^a,b   Keith, David ^c   Tietjen, Justine ^d   Burgman, Mark A ^a   Maunder, Mark ^e   Master, Larry ^f   Brook, Barry W ^g   Mace, Georgina ^h   Possingham, Hugh P ⁱ   Medellin, Rodrigo ^j   Andelman, Sandy ^k   Regan, Helen ^k   Regan, Tracey ^a   Ruckelshaus, Mary ^l  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Australian Research Centre for Urban Ecology   (Australia)

^c NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service   (Australia)

^d STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f NatureServe   (United States)

^g CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^h INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^j UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^k NATIONAL CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS   (United States)

^l ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

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Author keywords

Extinction; Population dynamics; Population viability analysis; Risk assessment; Stochasticity; Subjective judgement

Indexed keywords

EXTINCTION RISK; POPULATION MODELING; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 4644231970     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2004.01.008     Document Type: Article

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