The demographic buffering strategy has a threshold of effectiveness to increases in environmental stochasticity
R. C. Rodriguez-Caro, P. Capdevila, E. Gracia, J. M. Barbosa, A. Gimenez, R. Salguero-Gomez
The study finds that the demographic buffering strategy of Testudo graeca tortoises has a threshold effectiveness, with population viability declining when drought frequency exceeds three per decade.
bioRxiv · May 15, 2020 · PreprintEcology