Inflated predictions from a flawed model influenced the decision to deny federal protection for the gopher tortoise
Kevin J. Loope,
H. Resit Akçakaya,
Kevin T. Shoemaker
Affiliations
Kevin J. Loope
Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA, United States of America; Corresponding authors.
H. Resit Akçakaya
Department of Ecology and Evolution, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, United States of America
Kevin T. Shoemaker
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, University of Nevada, Reno, NV United States of America; Corresponding authors.
