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	مدل پروجکشن انتگرالی	ماتریس لسلی
حوزه	بوم‌شناسی	بوم‌شناسی
خانواده	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
سال پیدایش	2000	1945
پدیدآور	Stephen Ellner and Mark Rees	Patrick Leslie
نوع	size-structured population projection	structured population dynamics
منبع بنیادین	Easterling, M. R., Ellner, S. P., & Dixon, P. M. (2000). Size-specific sensitivity: applying a new structured population model. Ecology, 81(3), 694-708.	Leslie, P. H. (1945). On the use of matrices in certain population mathematics. Biometrika, 33(3), 183-212.
نام‌های دیگر	IPM, continuous size structure, kernel model, size-structured population	Leslie model, age-structured population model, matrix population model, population dynamics
مرتبط	4	4
خلاصه	Integral projection models (IPMs) are a class of structured population models that use continuous traits (size, age, height) to describe population dynamics. Introduced by Easterling and colleagues (2000) and developed extensively by Ellner, Rees, and collaborators, IPMs overcome limitations of age- or stage-structured models by treating individual traits as continuous. They use integration to project populations forward in time, making them particularly suitable for organisms with continuous size distributions or flexible developmental pathways. IPMs enable estimation of population growth rate (λ), sensitivity analysis, and projection under changing environmental conditions.	The Leslie matrix is a deterministic model of age-structured population dynamics, introduced by Patrick Leslie (1945). It projects population size and structure forward in time using age-specific fertility and survival rates. A Leslie matrix encodes these vital rates in a square matrix; multiplying the matrix by a population vector yields the population's composition at the next time step. This approach enables calculation of the population's asymptotic growth rate (λ), identification of stable age structure, and sensitivity analysis—understanding which vital rates most strongly influence population growth.