Modelling the effects of management on population dynamics: Some lessons from annual weeds

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1050-1058

  Freckleton, Robert P ^a   Sutherland, William J ^b   Watkinson, Andrew R ^c   Stephens, Philip A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^d DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Difference equation; Extinction boundary; Finite rate of population increase; Invasives; Stochastic model; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL PLANT; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; EQUATION; EXTINCTION; MODELING; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MODELING; STOCHASTICITY; WEED;

EID: 46749086621     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2008.01469.x     Document Type: Article

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