caa a22 4500 477076106 CHVBK 20180405111438.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170330e19961201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF02515722 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF02515722 Nakaoka Masahiro Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo, Minamidai 1-15-1, Nakano, 164, Tokyo, Japan aut Dynamics of age- and size-structured populations in fluctuating environments: Applications of stochastic matrix models to natural populations [Elektronische Daten] [Masahiro Nakaoka] Recent developments of the theory of stochastic matrix modeling have made it possible to estimate general properties of age- and size-structured populations in fluctuating environments. However, applications of the theory to natural populations are still few. The empirical studies which have used stochastic matrix models are reviewed here to examine whether predictions made by the theory can be generally found in wild populations. The organisms studied include terrestrial grasses and herbs, a seaweed, a fish, a reptile, a deer and some marine invertebrates. In all the studies, the stochastic population growth rate (ln λ s ) was no greater than the deterministic population growth rate determined using average vital rates, suggesting that the model based only on average vital rates may overestimate growth rates of populations in fluctuating environments. Factors affecting ln λ s include the magnitude of variation in vital rates, probability distribution of random environments, fluctuation in different types of vital rates, covariances between vital rates, and autocorrelation between successive environments. However, comprehensive rules were hardly found through the comparisons of the empirical studies. Based on shortcomings of previous studies, I address some important subjects which should be examined in future studies. Society of Population Ecology, 1996 demography nationallicence matrix model nationallicence stochastic environment nationallicence population dynamics nationallicence natural populations nationallicence applications of the theory nationallicence Researches on Population Ecology Springer-Verlag 38/2(1996-12-01), 141-152 0034-5466 38:2<141 1996 38 10144 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02515722 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02515722 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Nakaoka Masahiro Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo, Minamidai 1-15-1, Nakano, 164, Tokyo, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Researches on Population Ecology Springer-Verlag 38/2(1996-12-01), 141-152 0034-5466 38:2<141 1996 38 10144 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer