A Bayesian model of metapopulation viability, with application to an endangered amphibian

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 19, Issue 5-6, 2013, Pages 555-566

  Heard, Geoffrey W ^a   McCarthy, Michael A ^a   Scroggie, Michael P ^b   Baumgartner, John B ^a   Parris, Kirsten M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ARTHUR RYLAH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Bayesian; Metapopulation; Regression; Risk; SPOM; Viability

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EXTINCTION RISK; METAPOPULATION; POPULATION MODELING; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIMULATION; STOCHASTICITY; WETLAND;

AUSTRALIA; MELBOURNE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 84877352025     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: 14724642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12052     Document Type: Article

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