The Demographic Buffering Hypothesis: Evidence and Challenges

Volume: 35, Issue: 6, Pages: 523 - 538
Published: Jun 1, 2020
Abstract
Climate change is expected to increase the environmental variation of ecosystems on Earth, highlighting the need to understand how populations will respond to these new environmental conditions.The demographic buffering hypothesis is derived from classical models of population dynamics. It predicts selection for a reduction in variance of the vital rates with the strongest influence on population growth and individual fitness.We review current...
Paper Details
Title
The Demographic Buffering Hypothesis: Evidence and Challenges
Published Date
Jun 1, 2020
Journal
Volume
35
Issue
6
Pages
523 - 538
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