The extinction vortex
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One for the Potential list: First coined by Gilpin & Soulé in 1986, the extinction vortex is the term used to describe the process that declining populations undergo when"a mutual reinforcement occurs among biotic and abiotic processes that drives population size downward to extinction" (Brook, Sodhi & Bradshaw 2008). Although several types of 'vortices' were…
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Extinction vortices driven by Allee effects. In ecological Allee
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Lecture #2 - Genetics & Extinction Flashcards
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Trapped in the extinction vortex? Strong genetic effects in a
Antipodean albatross could be flying towards an 'extinction vortex
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Extinction Risk Analysis: Demographic and Environmental
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The extinction vortex
Extinction vortices, population viability analyses, IUCN risk
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The extinction vortex in North Brother tuatara.
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No Need to Isolate Genetics
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extinction vortex Diagram
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PPT - Quantitative trait locus (QTL) analysis: Establishing the
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Global Change Biology, Environmental Change Journal
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Extinction Vortices
Extinction Vortex