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Viable population
Organisms & populations
A population having an acceptably low probability of extinction over a specified period under stated conditions. A viable population need not necessarily occur at sufficient abundance, density, distribution, or population structure to be ecologically effective.
Shaffer, M. L. (1981). Minimum population sizes for species conservation. BioScience, 31(2), 131–134. Soulé, M. E., Estes, J. A., Berger, J., & Martínez del Río, C. (2003). Ecological effectiveness: Conservation goals for interactive species. Conservation Biology, 17(5), 1238–1250.
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