Environmental stochasticity

Environmental stochasticity is a concept within population dynamics that describes random environmental events that result in variation of population size. The fluctuation of population sizes is a result of changes in mortality and reproduction rates of individuals in the population.^[1]

^ Lande, Russell; Engen, Steinar; SÆther, Bernt-Erik (2003-04-03), Lande, Russell; Engen, Steinar; Saether, Bernt-Erik (eds.), "Demographic and environmental stochasticity", Stochastic Population Dynamics in Ecology and Conservation, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198525257.003.0001, ISBN 978-0-19-852525-7, retrieved 2025-02-17

[1] Lande, Russell; Engen, Steinar; SÆther, Bernt-Erik (2003-04-03), Lande, Russell; Engen, Steinar; Saether, Bernt-Erik (eds.), "Demographic and environmental stochasticity", Stochastic Population Dynamics in Ecology and Conservation, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198525257.003.0001, ISBN 978-0-19-852525-7, retrieved 2025-02-17

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