Lesser Scaup Population Dynamics: What Can Be Learned from Available Data?

Lesser Scaup Population Dynamics: What Can Be Learned from Available Data?

Populations of Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) have declined markedly in North America since the early 1980s. When considering alternatives for achieving population recovery, it would be useful to understand how the rate of population growth is functionally related to the underlying vital rates and wh...

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Main Authors: David W. Willey, Jay J. Rotella, David N. Koons, Mark Taper, Robert G. Clark, Stuart Slattery, Rodney W. Brook, Robin M. Corcoran, James R. Lovvorn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Resilience Alliance 2006-12-01
Series:Avian Conservation and Ecology
Subjects:
Aythya affinis
boreal forest
demography
duck
Lesser Scaup
matrix model
population dynamics
prairie&#8211
parkland
sensitivity analysis
vital rates
waterfowl
Online Access:http://www.ace-eco.org/vol1/iss3/art6/

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