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Integrating vital rate variability into perturbation analysis: an evaluation for matrix population models of six plant species

  1. Pieter A. Zuidema1,*,
  2. Miguel Franco2,†

Article first published online: 23 JAN 2004

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2001.00621.x

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Journal of Ecology

Journal of Ecology

Volume 89, Issue 6, pages 995–1005, December 2001

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Zuidema, P. A. and Franco, M. (2001), Integrating vital rate variability into perturbation analysis: an evaluation for matrix population models of six plant species. Journal of Ecology, 89: 995–1005. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2001.00621.x

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  1. 1

    Department of Plant Ecology, Utrecht University, PO Box 80084, 3508 TB Utrecht, The Netherlands and Programa Manejo de Bosques de la Amazonía Boliviana (PROMAB), Casilla 107, Riberalta, Beni, Bolivia; and

  2. 2

    Instituto de Ecologia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 70–275, 04510 Coyoacán, D.F., México

  1. †

    Present address: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK.

* *Correspondence and present address: Pieter Zuidema, Plant Production Systems Group, Wageningen University, PO Box 430, 6700 AK Wageningen, The Netherlands (fax + 31 317484892; e-mail pieter.zuidema@pp.dpw.wau.nl).

  • †

    Present address: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK.

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  1. Issue published online: 23 JAN 2004
  2. Article first published online: 23 JAN 2004
  3. Received 31 October 2000 revision accepted 9 May 2001

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