Postcatastrophe population dynamics and density dependence of an endemic island duck

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 414-418

  Seavy, Nathaniel E ^a,c   Reynolds, Michelle H ^a   Link, William A ^b   Hatfield, Jeff S ^b  

^a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^b PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c PRBO CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anas laysanensis; Bayesian analysis; Carrying capacity; Gompertz model; Laysan teal; Observation error; Population trend; Process variation; Time series; Viable population monitoring

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CATASTROPHIC EVENT; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MODELING; POPULATION SIZE; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TIME SERIES; WATERFOWL;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; LAYSAN; UNITED STATES;

ANAS; ANAS LAYSANENSIS;

EID: 77749292411     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2007-420     Document Type: Article

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