Table 3. Deterministic growth rate estimates, stable age distribution, age-specific reproductive values, sensitivities, and elasticities for southern Nova Scotia and Gulf of St Lawrence population segments of Piping Plovers in eastern Canada, 1998–2003.
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South NS
(λd = 1.0043) |
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Gulf (λd
= 0.9651) |
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Parameter |
Sensitivity |
Elasticity |
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Sensitivity |
Elasticity |
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ΦA |
1.0140 |
0.7398 |
|
1.0090 |
0.7666 |
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ΦJ |
0.7970 |
0.2602 |
|
0.9404 |
0.2334 |
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f |
0.4235 |
0.2602 |
|
0.3212 |
0.2334 |
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ΦJ
w=
ΦJ/f |
0.4918 |
0.2602 |
|
0.6596 |
0.2334 |
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yS |
0.0748 |
0.0603 |
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0.0564 |
0.0497 |
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yT |
0.0545 |
0.0538 |
|
0.0428 |
0.0436 |
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E |
0.0687 |
0.2602 |
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0.0572 |
0.2334 |
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h |
0.5678 |
0.2602 |
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0.4400 |
0.2334 |
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Age Class |
Stable Age Distribution |
Reproductive Contribution |
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Stable Age Distribution |
Reproductive Contribution |
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Hatch-year (HY) |
0.4533 |
0.1750 |
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0.4921 |
0.1359 |
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Second-year (SY) |
0.1480 |
0.4120 |
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0.1221 |
0.4311 |
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Third-year or older (TY+) |
0.3986 |
0.4130 |
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0.3858 |
0.4330 |
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