How does climate change influence demographic processes of widespread species? Lessons from the comparative analysis of contrasted populations of roe deer

Ecology Letters

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL.1, 2013, Pages 48-57

  Gaillard, Jean Michel ^a   Mark Hewison, A J ^b   Klein, François ^c   Plard, Floriane ^a   Douhard, Mathieu ^a   Davison, Raziel ^d   Bonenfant, Christophe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA CHASSE ET DE LA FAUNE SAUVAGE   (France)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age structured populations; Demographic change; Income breeding; Perturbation analysis; Population growth; Recruitment; Stochastic environment; Survival

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEER; DEMOGRAPHY; GROWTH RATE; LIFE HISTORY; POPULATION GROWTH; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; STOCHASTICITY; SURVIVAL;

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEER; ECOSYSTEM; FRANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; TREE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEER; ECOSYSTEM; FRANCE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; TREES;

CAPREOLUS; CERVIDAE;

EID: 84877927451     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: 14610248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ele.12059     Document Type: Article

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