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. 2009 Aug;182(4):1233–1249. doi: 10.1534/genetics.109.101972

TABLE 1.

Temporal estimates of Ne assuming discrete generations, using two temporal samples (with harmonic sample size Inline graphic) separated by time t (measured in generation intervals)

River Period G (yr) t Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic 95% C.I. Inline graphic Inline graphic 95% C.I.
Biscay Bay River 1983–1994 4.9 2.4 72 0.0159 629 (213–∞) 0.0177 331 (119–∞)
Conne River 1976–2003 4.8 5.7 57 0.0188 2547 (476–∞) 0.0177 (558–∞)
Gander River 1951–2003 5.4 10.2 87 0.0141 1933 (880–18,394) 0.0138 2097 (828–∞)
1951–1978 5.4 72 0.0203 417 (243–891) 0.0224 306 (157–6,405)
1978–2003 4.8 80 0.0144 1305 (468–∞) 0.0152 934 (324–∞)
Middle Brook 1982–2004 5.2 3.9 84 0.0143 836 (336–∞) 0.0158 529 (208–∞)
Northeast Brook 1985–2003 5.2 3.3 52 0.0238 376 (133–∞) 0.0245 336 (174–∞)
Northeast River 1974–1997 4.5 5.3 61 0.0187 1197 (356–∞) 0.0188 1204 (279–∞)
Sandhill River 1967–2003 6.7 5.7 85 0.0152 825 (408–3,399) 0.0148 783 (321–∞)
1967–1994 4.3 73 0.0172 628 (289–4,704) 0.0173 585 (267–∞)
1973–2003 4.6 84 0.0147 836 (379–8,286) 0.0155 520 (235–∞)
Terra Nova River 1978–1991 5.1 2.7 76 0.0142 1371 (328–∞) 0.0142 1531 (368–∞)
Western Arm Brook 1971–2004 5.4 6.3 60 0.0185 1657 (498–∞) 0.0202 781 (295–∞)

Given are point estimates plus 95% confidence intervals using the moment-based estimators of Pollak (1983) [Inline graphic and Inline graphic] and Jorde and Ryman (2007) [Inline graphic and Inline graphic].