Essays about: "MEVP"

Found 2 essays containing the word MEVP.

1. 1. Ecologically viable population sizes: Determining factors

   University essay from Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi

   Author : Stefan Sellman; [2010]
   Keywords : assembly model; ecologically effective populations; extinction; keystone species; MEVP; MVP; species interactions;

   Abstract : The minimum ecologically viable population size (MEVP) of a species describes the minimum size at which the species itself or another species in the same ecosystem goes extinct as a result of the loss of inter-specific interactions. The MEVP shows a good potential for use as a tool for exploring the mechanisms behind species extinctions, but presently only a small amount of research has been done that takes advantage of this. READ MORE

3. 2. Minimum Ecologically Viable Populations : Risk assessment from a multispecies perspective

   University essay from Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi

   Author : Torbjörn Säterberg; [2009]
   Keywords : Ecological effective population size; extinction; minimum viable population; multispecies modeling; population viability analysis;

   Abstract : The extinction risk of threatened species has traditionally been assessed by the use of tools of Population Viability Analysis (PVA). Species interactions, however, have seldom been accounted for in PVA:s. The omission of species interactions in risk assessments may further lead to serious mistakes when setting target sizes of populations. READ MORE