Abstract
If a population has multiple positive stable equilibria, this information can be useful in natural-resource management. We describe a test for the presence of multiple, potentially stable equilibria in a single population. The test is based on the idea of critical smoothing. Critical smoothing was originally proposed for testing for multiple modes in a probability density function. The test is illustrated using data for the spruce budworm and the snowshoe hare.
Original language | English |
---|---|
Pages (from-to) | 1459-1463 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Ecology |
Volume | 84 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2003 |
Keywords
- Bandwidth of a kernel estimator
- Bootstrap procedures for time series
- Critical-smoothing test
- Kernel estimation
- Multiple equilibria, test
- Snowshoe hare
- Spruce budworm