Metapopulation biology is concerned with the dynamic consequences of migration among
local populations and the conditions of regional persistence of species with unstable local …

As well as serving valuable biodiversity conservation roles, functioning no-take fishery
reserves protect a portion of the fishery stock as insurance against future overfishing. So …

Ecologists and conservation biologists have used many measures of landscape structure,,,,
to predict the population dynamic consequences of habitat loss and fragmentation,,, but …

This document introduces the viable salmonid population (VSP) concept, identifies VSP
attributes, and provides guidance for determining the conservation status of populations and …

In this paper we extend the classical susceptible-infected-susceptible epidemic model from
a deterministic framework to a stochastic one and formulate it as a stochastic differential …

We examine why demographic models should be used cautiously in Population Viability
Analysis (PVA) with endangered species. We review the structure, data requirements, and …

Although extensive work has been done on the relationship between population size and
the risk of extinction due to demographic and environmental stochasticity, the role of genetic …

From the snub-nosed monkeys of China to the mountain gorillas of central Africa, our closest
nonhuman relatives are in critical danger worldwide. A recent report, for example, warns that …

Theoretical ecologists have long sought to understand how the persistence of populations
depends on biotic and abiotic factors. Classical work showed that demographic stochasticity …

Population viability analysis (PVA) has become a commonly used tool in endangered
species management. There is no single process that constitutes PVA, but all approaches …