Effects of habitat quality and size on extinction in experimental populations

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 275, Issue 1648, 2008, Pages 2251-2256

  Griffen, Blaine D ^a   Drake, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carrying capacity; Daphnia magna; Demographic stochasticity; Extinction; Population growth rate

Indexed keywords

CARRYING CAPACITY; CRUSTACEAN; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; EXTINCTION RISK; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT QUALITY; PERSISTENCE; POPULATION THEORY; REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL; SIZE EFFECT; SPECIES CONSERVATION; STOCHASTICITY;

ARTICLE; DAPHNIA; DEMOGRAPHY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENVIRONMENTAL CARRYING CAPACITY; HABITAT QUALITY; NONHUMAN; POPULATION GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES EXTINCTION;

DAPHNIA MAGNA;

EID: 49749137405     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2008.0518     Document Type: Article

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