Determining minimum viable populations under the Endangered Species Act

Thompson, Grant G.

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Determining minimum viable populations under the Endangered Species Act

1991
By Thompson, Grant G.
Series: NOAA technical memorandum NMFS F/NWC 198

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Personal Author:

Thompson, Grant G.
Corporate Authors:

Alaska Fisheries Science Center (U.S.)
NOAA Program & Office:

NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; AFSC (Alaska Fisheries Science Center)
Description:

Conservation biologists have typically viewed population viability as a stochastic phenomenon. Although many factors can influence population viability, this paper focuses on the role of population size. More specifically, the paper addresses the "minimum viable population" question: As population size decreases, at what point does the risk of extinction become unacceptably high? In addition, the paper provides recommendations for conducting population viability analyses pursuant to petitions filed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
Keywords:

Endangered Species Law And Legislation Monitoring Endangered Species Law And Legislation
Series:

NOAA technical memorandum NMFS F/NWC 198
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PDF
Document Type:

Technical Memorandum
Place as Subject:

United States
License:

https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Rights Information:

CC0 Public Domain
Compliance:

Submitted
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha256:778b4840ebc23e66795ca5901720a9d94cc6e1d951f68190cf9a01b97059af5e
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https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/48851/noaa_48851_DS1.pdf
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