Essays about: "Stefan Sellman"

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  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