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minimum viable population

Term

the smallest isolated population having a good chance of surviving for a given number of years despite the foreseeable effects of demographic, environmental, and genetic events and natural catastrophes. (The probability of persistence and the time of persistence are often taken to be 99 percent and 1000 years, respectively.) [GBA]

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CHM Biodiversity

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http://biodiversity-chm.eea.europa.eu/nyglossary_terms/M/minimum_viable_population

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