The Relative 'Importance' of Life-History Stages to Population Growth: Prospective and Retrospective Analyses

Abstract

We describe five analyses, two prospective and three retrospective, that address the question of how the vital rates affect population growth rate. Then we apply them to data on the Neotropical understory herb Calathea ovandensis. Comparison of the results sheds light on various aspects of the 'importance' of the vital rates in this particularly well studied case.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA330618

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  • Carol Horvitz
  • Douglas W. Schemske
  • Hal Caswell

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  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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  • Analysis Of Variance
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