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Demography of a population collapse: The Northern Idaho ground squirrel (Spermophilus brunneus brunneus)

January 1, 2002

We studied the demography of a population of Northern Idaho ground squirrels (Spermophilus brunneus brunneus) in Adams Co., Idaho. The population was completely censused yearly from 1987 to 1999, during which time it declined from 272 to 10 animals. The finite population growth rate, based on a Leslie matrix model of average life-history parameters, was only 0.72 (i.e., significantly

Publication Year 2002
Title Demography of a population collapse: The Northern Idaho ground squirrel (Spermophilus brunneus brunneus)
DOI 10.1890/0012-9658(2002)083[2816:DOAPCT]2.0.CO;2
Authors P. Sherman, M.C. Runge
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Ecology
Index ID 5224232
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
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