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The variability of population densities

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Pimm, SL; Redfearn, A
Published in: Nature
January 1, 1988

The variability of population densities over time (henceforth called population variability) is one of several meanings of ecological stability1. Here we show that estimates of the variability of population densities increase as we increase the number of years included in their calculation. This result appears for the majority of populations surveyed and over almost all the time intervals over which we calculate the variability. This result has implications for the debate over whether populations have an equilibrium. © 1988 Nature Publishing Group.

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Nature

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0028-0836

Publication Date

January 1, 1988

Volume

334

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6183

Start / End Page

613 / 614

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  • General Science & Technology
 

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Pimm, S. L., & Redfearn, A. (1988). The variability of population densities. Nature, 334(6183), 613–614. https://doi.org/10.1038/334613a0
Pimm, S. L., and A. Redfearn. “The variability of population densities.” Nature 334, no. 6183 (January 1, 1988): 613–14. https://doi.org/10.1038/334613a0.
Pimm SL, Redfearn A. The variability of population densities. Nature. 1988 Jan 1;334(6183):613–4.
Pimm, S. L., and A. Redfearn. “The variability of population densities.” Nature, vol. 334, no. 6183, Jan. 1988, pp. 613–14. Scopus, doi:10.1038/334613a0.
Pimm SL, Redfearn A. The variability of population densities. Nature. 1988 Jan 1;334(6183):613–614.
Journal cover image

Published In

Nature

DOI

ISSN

0028-0836

Publication Date

January 1, 1988

Volume

334

Issue

6183

Start / End Page

613 / 614

Related Subject Headings

  • General Science & Technology