Compensatory effects of recruitment and survival when amphibian populations are perturbed by disease

Product Type: Journal Article

Year: 2011

Author(s): Muths, E., R.D. Scherer, and D.S. Pilliod

Suggested Citation:
Muths, E., R.D. Scherer, and D.S. Pilliod. 2011. Compensatory effects of recruitment and survival when amphibian populations are perturbed by disease. Journal of Applied Ecology 48(4): 873–879.

Abstract

The need to increase our understanding of factors that regulate animal population dynamics has been catalysed by recent, observed declines in wildlife populations worldwide. Reliable estimates of demographic parameters are critical for addressing basic and applied ecological questions and understanding the response of parameters to perturbations (e.g. disease, habitat loss, climate change). However, to fully assess the impact of perturbation on population dynamics, all parameters contributing to the response of the target population must be estimated...