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Minimum Population Sizes for Species Conservation

Minimum Population Sizes for Species Conservation Abstract Preservation of wild populations implies their persistence, but biological persistence is a relative term. This paper outlines criteria for what constitutes successful preservation and the methods available for determining population sizes and their area requirements to meet these criteria. This content is only available as a PDF. Author notes Shaffer is a nongame biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Migratory Bird Management, Washington, DC 20240. © 1981 American Institute of Biological Sciences http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png BioScience Oxford University Press

Minimum Population Sizes for Species Conservation

Shaffer, Mark, L.
BioScience , Volume 31 (2) – Feb 1, 1981
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Oxford University Press
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© 1981 American Institute of Biological Sciences
ISSN
0006-3568
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1525-3244
DOI
10.2307/1308256
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Abstract Preservation of wild populations implies their persistence, but biological persistence is a relative term. This paper outlines criteria for what constitutes successful preservation and the methods available for determining population sizes and their area requirements to meet these criteria. This content is only available as a PDF. Author notes Shaffer is a nongame biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Migratory Bird Management, Washington, DC 20240. © 1981 American Institute of Biological Sciences

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BioScience – Oxford University Press

Published: Feb 1, 1981

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