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Sea Turtle Glossary

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Density Dependent

Variations: Density Dependence

The phenomenon by which the values of vital rates such as survivorship and fecundity depend on the density of the population.

WWW References:

• Mathmatical description of density dependence

Citations:

• Bjorndal, K. A., Bolten, A. B. and Chaloupka, M. Y. 2000. Green turtle somatic growth model: evidence for density dependence. - Ecological Applications 10: 269-282.
• Bustard, H. R. and Tognetti, K. P. 1969. Green sea turtles: a discrete simulation of density-dependent population regulation. - Science 163: 939-941.
• Girondot, M., Tucker, A. D., Rivalan, P., Godfrey, M. H. and Chevalier, J. 2002. Density-dependent nest destruction and population fluctuations of Guianan leatherback turtles. - Animal Conservation 5: 75-84.

Entered by: Michael Coyne
Modified by: Matthew Godfrey
Entered: 2003-09-09 12:29:00
Last modified: 2005-05-05 18:37:34