title: Growth rate, not carrying capacity, determines extinction in simple stochastic model.
abstract: A simple stochastic model of logistic population growth is considered. The criterion for eventual extinction is a function of population growth rate, not of carrying capacity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ecology and Evolution, State University of New York, 11794, Stony Brook, NY, USA.
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Astrachan