fundamental.matrix: Fundamental matrix and age-specific survival
Description
Age-specific survival calculations from stage-classified matrices. Includes the mean, variance and coefficient of variation (cv) of the time spent in each stage class and the mean and variance of the time to death
Usage
fundamental.matrix(T)
Arguments
T
A transition matrix only (without fertilities)
Value
A list with 5 items
Nfundamental matrix or mean of the time spent in each stage class
varvariance of the time spent in each stage class
cvcoefficient of variation (sd/mean)
meanetamean of time to death
varetavariance of time to death
Details
see section 5.3.1 in Caswell (2001).
References
Caswell, H. 2001. Matrix population models: construction, analysis, and interpretation, Second edition. Sinauer, Sunderland, Massachusetts, USA.