Finding confidence limits on population growth rates: Bootstrap and analytic methods

Mathematical Biosciences

Volumn 219, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-31

  Picard, Nicolas ^a   Chagneau, Pierrette ^a   Mortier, Frédéric ^a   Bar Hen, Avner ^b  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Asymptotic properties; Matrix model; Population dynamics; Tropical forests; Usher model

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHODS; ANALYTICAL METHODS; ASYMPTOTIC PROPERTIES; ASYMPTOTIC VARIANCES; COMBINES USE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CONFIDENCE LIMITS; FRENCH GUIANA; MATRIX MODEL; POPULATION GROWTH RATES; RECOVERY RATES; SAMPLE SIZES; STANDARD ERROR OF PREDICTIONS; STANDARD ERRORS; TIMBER SPECIES; TROPICAL FORESTS; USHER MODEL;

DYNAMICS; ERRORS; FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING; FORECASTING; STANDARDS;

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS;

BOOTSTRAPPING; GROWTH RATE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH; PREDICTION; TROPICAL FOREST;

ARTICLE; FRENCH GUIANA; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION MODEL; TREE; TROPICAL RAIN FOREST;

ALGORITHMS; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; ECOSYSTEM; FORESTRY; FRENCH GUIANA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH; TREES;

EID: 64749107927     PISSN: 00255564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2009.02.002     Document Type: Article

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