Sensitivity analysis of the recovery dynamics of a cattle population following drought in the Sahel region

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 232, Issue , 2012, Pages 28-39

  Lesnoff, Matthieu ^a   Corniaux, Christian ^a   Hiernaux, Pierre ^b  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b Environmental Research Observatory (ORE) HYBAM Centre IRD d'Ile de France   (France)

Author keywords

Environmental shock; Matrix models; Population dynamics; Transient regime; Tropical livestock

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL SHOCK; MATRIX MODEL; POPULATION DYNAMICS (ECOLOGY); TRANSIENT REGIME; TROPICAL LIVESTOCK;

AGRICULTURE; BIOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DROUGHT; DYNAMICS; MAMMALS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RECOVERY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

AGE STRUCTURE; CATTLE; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; DROUGHT STRESS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GROWTH MODELING; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; POPULATION SIZE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

SAHEL [SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA];

BOS; BOVIDAE;

EID: 84858262513     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2012.02.018     Document Type: Article

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