The size of a population which, with a given probability, will ensure the persistence of the population for a specified period of time.
The minimum number of individuals of a species in a given locality that could be expected to survive in the long-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.)
The smallest population size that can avoid extinction due to breeding problems or random environmental þuctuations.
A population that is sustained over time, balancing reproduction and mortality, in the absence of a fishery. The ARMP target density for MVP is 2,000 abalone per hectare.
Estimate of the smallest number of individuals necessary to ensure the survival of a population in a region for a specified time period, typically ranging from decades to 100 years.
Minimum Viable Population (MVP) is a lower bound assigned to the population of an organism, such that the population can survive in the wild. This term is used in the fields of biology, ecology and conservation biology. More specifically MVP is the smallest possible size at which a biological population can exist without facing extinction from natural disasters or demographic, environmental, or genetic stochasticity.
