Ecological Archives E094-153-A1

Martha M. Ellis, Elizabeth E. Crone. 2013. The role of transient dynamics in stochastic population growth for nine perennial plants. Ecology 94:1681–1686. http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/13-0028.1

Appendix A. Details on populations and species used with indices and results from transient and stochastic analyses.

Species Spp code Population Years Mean obs r AMP ATT Cor(VR, obs) Cor(TD, obs) Cor(TD, VR) Original source
Aspasia principissa ASPR ASPR-1 8 -0.067 0.203 -0.201 0.37 0.838 -0.197 Zotz and Schmidt, Biological Conservation 129 (2006):82–90.
Astragalus scaphoides ASSC ASSC-haynes 11 -0.056 0.511 -0.272 0.69 0.719 -0.007 Lesica,Western North American Naturalist 55.2 (1995):142–150.
Astragalus scaphoides ASSC ASSC-mcdevi 9 0.172 0.891 -0.531 0.596 0.812 0.014 Lesica,Western North American Naturalist 55.2 (1995):142–150.
Astragalus scaphoides ASSC ASSC-sheep 11 0.072 0.867 -0.32 0.374 0.702 -0.398 Lesica,Western North American Naturalist 55.2 (1995):142–150.
Astragalus tyghensis ASTY ASTY-1 9 -0.117 1.446 -0.656 0.38 0.526 -0.587 Kaye and Pyke, Ecology 84.6 (2003): 1464–1476.
Astragalus tyghensis ASTY ASTY-2 9 0.022 1.273 -1.156 0.871 0.3 -0.208 Kaye and Pyke, Ecology 84.6 (2003):1464–1476.
Astragalus tyghensis ASTY ASTY-3 9 -0.011 1.886 -1.11 0.799 0.733 0.176 Kaye and Pyke, Ecology 84.6 (2003):1464–1476.
Astragalus tyghensis ASTY ASTY-4 9 -0.038 1.158 -1.003 0.527 0.661 -0.289 Kaye and Pyke, Ecology 84.6 (2003):1464–1476.
Astragalus tyghensis ASTY ASTY-5 9 -0.081 0.542 -0.796 0.754 0.751 0.132 Kaye and Pyke, Ecology 84.6 (2003):1464–1476.
Dicerandra frutescens DIFR DIFR-19 10 -0.351 3.423 -1.288 0.846 0.345 -0.208 Menges et al.,Biological conservation127.1 (2006):115–127.
Dicerandra frutescens DIFR DIFR-2 12 -0.117 3.999 -0.616 0.771 -0.069 -0.688 Menges et al.,Biological conservation127.1 (2006):115–127.
Dicerandra frutescens DIFR DIFR-4 9 -0.254 4.312 -0.719 0.848 -0.051 -0.573 Menges et al.,Biological conservation127.1 (2006):115–127.
Eryngium cuneifolium ERCU ERCU-85 9 0.115 6.771 -0.858 0.819 0.467 -0.125 Menges and Quintana-Ascencio, Ecological Monographs74.1 (2004):79–99.
Haplopappus radiatus HARA HARA-OUT-1 9 -0.015 1.227 -1.397 0.967 0.493 0.256 Kaye and Pyke, Ecology 84.6 (2003):1464–1476.
Haplopappus radiatus HARA HARA-OUT-2 9 -0.16 1.105 -1.87 0.941 0.548 0.232 Kaye and Pyke, Ecology 84.6 (2003):1464–1476.
Haplopappus radiatus HARA HARA-OUT-3 9 -0.057 0.459 -1.488 0.899 0.285 -0.164 Kaye and Pyke, Ecology 84.6 (2003):1464–1476.
Haplopappus radiatus HARA HARA-OUT-4 9 -0.181 0.913 -1.899 0.867 0.307 -0.208 Kaye and Pyke, Ecology 84.6 (2003):1464–1476.
Haplopappus radiatus HARA HARA-OUT-5 9 -0.092 1.178 -0.979 0.907 0.289 -0.141 Kaye and Pyke, Ecology 84.6 (2003):1464–1476.
Helianthemum juliae HEJU HEJU-1 9 0.194 0.604 -0.413 0.835 0.899 0.51 Marrero-Gmez et al. Biological conservation136.4 (2007):552–562.
Lomatium bradshawii LOBR LOBR-1 9 -0.075 1.128 -1.134 0.907 0.672 0.299 Kaye and Pyke, Ecology 84.6 (2003):1464–1476.
Lomatium bradshawii LOBR LOBR-2 9 -0.236 0.677 -0.614 0.248 0.912 -0.172 Kaye and Pyke, Ecology 84.6 (2003):1464–1476.
Lomatium bradshawii LOBR LOBR-3 9 -0.11 1.478 -0.878 0.715 0.801 0.154 Kaye and Pyke, Ecology 84.6 (2003):1464–1476.
Lomatium bradshawii LOBR LOBR-4 9 0.088 1.451 -0.728 0.687 0.839 0.182 Kaye and Pyke, Ecology 84.6 (2003):1464–1476.
Lomatium bradshawii LOBR LOBR-5 9 0.072 1.347 -0.826 0.884 0.688 0.27 Kaye and Pyke, Ecology 84.6 (2003):1464–1476.
Silene spaldingii SISP SISP-1 12 0.028 0.293 -1.485 0.773 0.77 0.192 Lesica and Crone,Journal of Ecology95.6 (2007):1360–1369.

 

Variable definitions

Species name ­­– Species used in analysis

Species code ­­– 4 letter code used in figures and results

Population ­­– Population code, original population information retained with possible.

Years ­­– Number of annual transition matrices

Mean obs r ­­– long-term mean stochastic population growth rate

AMP ­­– reactivity (first step amplification) of the population mean matrix

ATT ­­– first step attenuation of the population mean matrix

Cor(VR, obs) ­­– correlation between overall population growth rate (r.obs) and population growth due to demographic variation alone (r.VR)

Cor(TD, obs) ­­– correlation between overall population growth rate (r.obs) and population growth due to transient responses alone (r.TD)

Cor(TD, VR) ­­– correlation between growth rate due to demographic variation alone (r.VR) and transient responses alone (r.TD)

Original source ­­– Citation for the original publication of matrix results for each species

 

Literature cited

Kaye, T., and D. Pyke. 2003. The effect of stochastic technique on estimates of population viability from transition matrix models. Ecology 84:1464–1476.

Lesica, P. 1995. Demography of Astragalus scaphoides and effects of herbivory on population growth. Western North American Naturalist 55(2):142–150.

Lesica, P., and E. E. Crone. 2007. Causes and consequences of prolonged dormancy for an iteroparous geophyte, Silene spaldingii. Journal of Ecology 95(6):1360–1369.

Marrero-Gómez, M. V., Oostermeijer, J. G. B., Carqué-Álamo, E., and Bañares-Baudet, Á. 2007. Population viability of the narrow endemic Helianthemum juliae (CISTACEAE) in relation to climate variability. Biological conservation 136(4):552–562.

Menges, E. S., and Quintana-Ascencio, P. F. 2004. Population viability with fire in Eryngium cuneifolium: deciphering a decade of demographic data. Ecological Monographs 74(1):79–99.

Menges, E. S., Quintana Ascencio, P. F., Weekley, C. W., and Gaoue, O. G. 2006. Population viability analysis and fire return intervals for an endemic Florida scrub mint. Biological Conservation 127(1):115–127.

Zotz, G., and G. Schmidt. 2006. Population decline in the epiphytic orchid Aspasia principissa. Biological Conservation 129(1):82–90.


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