A demographic framework for the adaptive management of the endangered arid-zone tree species Acacia peuce

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 89-101

  Raghu, S ^a,c   Nano, Catherine E M ^b   Pavey, Chris R ^b  

^a Arid Zone Research Institute   (Australia)

^b Biodiversity Unit   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

adaptive management; climate change; demography; desert tree species; matrix model; population viability analysis.

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GROWTH RATE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TREE; VIABILITY;

ACACIA; BOS;

EID: 84875997247     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT12221     Document Type: Article

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