Table 1. Definition and connection of commonly used terms in this paper.
Term | Definition |
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Impact | Impact is the proportion of the population parameter (in this study, growth rate and carrying capacity) that is reduced by the threat. This is sometimes investigated in experimental studies |
Joint impact | Joint impact is the combined impact that two threats have on one of the population parameters. |
Damage (D) | Damage is the change in the population equilibrium that is caused by one or more threats. A change in equilibrium population size is what is often approximated in long-term observational studies. |
Joint damage (D1,2) | Joint damage is the reduction in population equilibrium size that can be measure after two threats have occurred. |
Additivity index | The additivity index gives a characteristic of the joint damage in relation to the damages caused by a single threat. It ranges from -1 to 1 and can be categories as additivity types: superadditive (−1≤A<0), additive (A = 0) or subadditive (0<A≤1). |