The relative influences of density–dependent and–independent processes on vital rates and
population dynamics have been debated in ecology for over half a century, yet it is only …

We explore a set of simple, nonlinear, two-stage models that allow us to compare the effects
of density dependence on population dynamics among different kinds of life cycles. We …

Natural enemy-victim interactions are of major applied importance and of fundamental
interest to ecologists. A key question is what stabilizes these interactions, allowing the long …

The identification of key environmental forcings responsible for population patterns is a
pervasive ecological problem and an important application of time series analysis. A …

Recruitment of benthic marine invertebrates varies greatly at different spatio-temporal
scales. For instance, population dynamics of the yellow clam Mesodesma mactroides at …

1. Populations of stored-products moths such as the Indian meal moth (Plodia interpunctella)
frequently show generation cycles, fluctuations with a period of approximately one …

Ecologists seek to understand the rules that govern the assembly, coexistence and
persistence of communities of interacting species. There is, however, a variety of sequences …

Populations of the freshwater crustacean Daphnia were grown in laboratory microcosms for
nearly 2 yr, to assess periodicity and other features of population dynamics. Two …

I investigated the population dynamics of fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium), foxglove
(Digitalis purpurea), and woodland groundsel (Senecio sylvaticus) to understand their …

Few ecologists would question the value of long-term studies of populations in which
extensive time series have been compiled, but in practice such studies have been rare. The …