Evaluating the effect of salinity on a simulated American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) population with applications to conservation and Everglades restoration

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 180, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 371-394

  Richards, Paul M ^a,d   Mooij, Wolf M ^b   Deangelis, Donald L ^c  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^d NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

American crocodile; Everglades restoration; Individual based model; Simulation model; Uncertainty analysis

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CROCODILIAN; ECOHYDROLOGY; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODEL; POPULATION GROWTH; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SALINITY;

EVERGLADES; FLORIDA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ALLIGATOR; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); CROCODYLUS; CROCODYLUS ACUTUS;

EID: 4744356431     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2004.04.038     Document Type: Article

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