Demographics of reintroduced populations: Estimation, modeling, and decision analysis

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1081-1093

  Converse, Sarah J ^a   Moore, Clinton T ^b   Armstrong, Doug P ^c  

^a PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

endangered species; management alternatives; objectives; population modeling; population viability analysis; structured decision making; translocation

Indexed keywords

DECISION ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ESTIMATION METHOD; OPTIMIZATION; POPULATION MODELING; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; REINTRODUCTION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84880832007     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: 19372817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.590     Document Type: Article

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