A series of important new theoretical, experimental and observational studies demonstrate
that just a few immigrants can have positive immediate impacts on the evolutionary trajectory …

We argue that population growth rate is the key unifying variable linking the various facets of
population ecology. The importance of population growth rate lies partly in its central role in …

A central goal in ecology is to predict population dynamics from demographic information.
Based on the asymptotic population growth rate λ, calculated from a projection matrix model …

Completely revised and updated with 18 new chapters, this second edition includes
contributions from over 75 international experts. Also, a Technical Review Board reviewed …

Population ecology has matured to a sophisticated science with astonishing potential for
contributing solutions to wildlife conservation and management challenges. And yet, much …

Elasticity analysis is a useful tool in conservation biology. The relative impacts of
proportional changes in fertility, juvenile survival, and adult survival on asymptotic …

I explored the effect of uncertainty in demographic traits on demographic analyses of sharks,
an approach not used before for this taxon. I used age‐structured life tables and Leslie …

Elasticity is a perturbation measure in matrix projection models that quantifies the
proportional change in population growth rate as a function of a proportional change in a …

Although estimates vary, there is a broad agreement that invasive species impose major
costs on the US economy, as well as posing risks to nonmarket environmental goods and …

Inventory, monitoring, and experimental studies have been the primary approaches for
documenting and understanding the problem of amphibian declines. However, little …