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demographic buffering hypothesis

Scope: population ecology
Papers: 3 | Mentions: 3

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Definition

Hypothesis that populations may be buffered from adverse climatic effects when vital rates with high impacts on population growth exhibit the least temporal variability

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demographic buffering hypothesis

Publications (3)

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Comparative life-cycle analyses reveal interacting climatic and biotic drivers of population responses to climate change

2025PNAS Nexustested
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Life history consequences of climate change in hibernating mammals: a review

2022Ecographyreferenced
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Transient LTRE analysis reveals the demographic and trait-mediated processes that buffer population growth

2018Ecology Letterscentral

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