Comparing a Spatially and a Non-Spatially Explicit Population Viability Analysis

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Paper contains correct sections (Lecture 1)   8     4     2     0
Short, concise sentences, Formal scientific language   5     3     1     0
Paper contains an innovative idea which is well explained   5     3     1     0
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de Almeida Rocha, J.M., De Vleeschouwer, K.M., Reis, P.P., de V Grelle, C.E. & Oliveira, L.C. (2015) Do Habitat Use and Interspecific Association Reflect Predation Risk for the Golden-Headed Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas)? International Journal of Primatology, 36, 1198–1215.

Zeigler, S.L. (2010) Forest Loss and Fragmentation in Southern Bahia, Brazil: Implications for the Extinction Risk of Golden-Headed Lion Tamarins (Leontopithecus Chrysomelas).

Zeigler, S., Ballou, J., Leimgruber, P. & Raboy, B. (2006) Comparing a Spatially and a Non-Spatially Explicit Population Viability Analysis Model in the Context of a Golden-Headed Lion Tamarin Metapopulation. 20th Annual Meeting of the Society for Conservation Biology on Conservation Without Borders (SCB 2006)

Zeigler, S.L., De Vleeschouwer, K.M. & Raboy, B.E. (2013) Assessing Extinction Risk in Small Metapopulations of Golden-headed Lion Tamarins (Leontopithecus chrysomelas) in Bahia State, Brazil. Biotropica, 45, 528–535

 

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