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popdemo : an R package for population demography using projection matrix analysis
Author(s) -
Stott Iain,
Hodgson David J.,
Townley Stuart
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
methods in ecology and evolution
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.425
H-Index - 105
ISSN - 2041-210X
DOI - 10.1111/j.2041-210x.2012.00222.x
Subject(s) - population , population model , projection (relational algebra) , population projection , r package , computer science , leslie matrix , matrix model , ecology , econometrics , statistics , population growth , mathematics , demography , biology , algorithm , sociology , mathematical physics , string (physics)
Summary 1. Effective population management requires accurate predictions of future population dynamics and how they may be manipulated to achieve management goals. 2. The R package popdemo provides software tools for novel analytical methods that aim to enhance the predictive power of basic population projection matrix models. These include indices of transient population dynamics and transfer function analyses. 3. We use a case study to demonstrate the use and importance of these methods for population management and briefly discuss their potential application outside population ecology.