A Spatially Explicit Population Model of Stoloniferous N-Fixing Legumes in Mixed Pasture with Grass

1996 ◽  
Vol 84 (6) ◽  
pp. 815 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Schwinning ◽  
A. J. Parsons

2004 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thorsten Wiegand ◽  
Felix Knauer ◽  
Petra Kaczensky ◽  
Javier Naves




Oikos ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 92 (3) ◽  
pp. 445-458 ◽  
Author(s):  
David B. Lindenmayer ◽  
Michael A. McCarthy ◽  
Hugh P. Possingham ◽  
Sarah Legge




2008 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 122-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. J. F. Le Quesne ◽  
Edward A. Codling

Abstract Le Quesne, W. J. F., and Codling, E. A. 2009. Managing mobile species with MPAs: the effects of mobility, larval dispersal, and fishing mortality on closure size. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 66: 122–131. The use of closed areas (marine protected areas, marine reserves, no-take zones) has been suggested as a possible solution to the perceived global fisheries crisis. However, to optimize the design and evaluate the effectiveness of closed areas, we need to understand the interaction between larval dispersal, adult mobility, and fishing mortality. In this paper, a simple, spatially explicit dynamic population model was developed to examine the effects of these interacting factors on optimal closure size and resulting yields. The effect of using one large or several smaller closed areas was also examined. Our model confirmed previous results: closed areas do not improve the yield of populations that are optimally managed or underexploited and, as mobility increases, optimum closure size increases. The model also predicted some interesting counter-intuitive results; for overexploited stocks, the greatest benefit from closed areas can be obtained for stocks with highest mobility, although this may require closure of 85% of the total area. For the tested parameter settings, adult spillover had greater potential to improve yield than larval export, and using several small closed areas rather than a single larger one had the same effect as increasing the mobility of the population.



2017 ◽  
Vol 74 (6) ◽  
pp. 894-906 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abbey E. Camaclang ◽  
Janelle M.R. Curtis ◽  
Ilona Naujokaitis-Lewis ◽  
Mark S. Poesch ◽  
Marten A. Koops

We developed a spatially explicit simulation model of poaching behaviour to quantify the relative influence of the intensity, frequency, and spatial distribution of poaching on metapopulation viability. We integrated our model of poaching with a stochastic, habitat-based, spatially explicit population model, applied it to examine the impact of poaching on northern abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana) metapopulation dynamics in Barkley Sound, British Columbia, Canada, and quantified model sensitivity to input parameters. While demographic parameters remained important in predicting extinction probabilities for northern abalone, our simulations indicate that the odds of extinction are twice as high when populations are subjected to poaching. Viability was influenced by poaching variables that affect the total number of individuals removed. Of these, poaching mortality was the most influential in predicting metapopulation viability, with each 0.1 increase in mortality rate resulting in 22.6% increase in the odds of extinction. By contrast, the location and spatial correlation of events were less important predictors of viability. When data are limited, simulation models of poaching combined with sensitivity analyses can be useful in informing management strategies and future research directions.



Wetlands ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 34 (S1) ◽  
pp. 213-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy W. Green ◽  
Daniel H. Slone ◽  
Eric D. Swain ◽  
Michael S. Cherkiss ◽  
Melinda Lohmann ◽  
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