Individual-based modeling as a decision tool for the conservation of the endangered huemul deer (Hippocamelus bisulcus) in southern Chile

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 244, Issue , 2012, Pages 104-116

  López Alfaro, Claudia ^a   Estades, Cristián F ^a   Aldridge, Dennis K ^b   Gill, Robin M A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b Gerencia de Áreas Silvestres Protegidas   (Chile)

^c FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hippocamelus bisulcus; Huemul; Individual based models; Landscape change; Population persistence; Spatially explicit models

Indexed keywords

HIPPOCAMELUS BISULCUS; HUEMUL; INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODELS; LANDSCAPE CHANGES; POPULATION PERSISTENCE; SPATIALLY EXPLICIT MODELS;

AGRICULTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSERVATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DATA SET; DECISION MAKING; DEER; DEVELOPING WORLD; DISTURBANCE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; LANDSCAPE; MORTALITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION MODELING; POPULATION SIZE; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

CHILE;

CERVIDAE; HIPPOCAMELUS BISULCUS;

EID: 84864404713     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2012.06.032     Document Type: Article

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