Metapopulation persistence in a dynamic landscape: More habitat or better stewardship?

Ecological Applications

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 590-598

  Ross, Joshua V ^a   Sirl, David J ^b   Pollett, Philip K ^c   Possingham, Hugh P ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dynamic landscape; Economic costs; Greater bilby; Macrotis lagotis; Metapopulation; Optimal management; Stochasticity

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; MARSUPIAL; METAPOPULATION; PERSISTENCE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; STOCHASTICITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

LAGOTIS; MACROTIS LAGOTIS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MARSUPIAL; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICS;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; MARSUPIALIA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; QUEENSLAND; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 54549092202     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/07-1094.1     Document Type: Article

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