Lxmx life table

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-006820",
  "term": "Lxmx life table",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A specific type of life table used in population ecology and ecotoxicology to summarize age-specific survival and fecundity data. The table tracks a cohort of individuals, where 'lx' represents the proportion of the original cohort surviving to the beginning of age interval x, and 'mx' represents the average number of offspring produced per surviving individual during that interval. The net reproductive rate (R₀) is calculated by summing the products of lx and mx over all age classes.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "see_also": [
    "population"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2009, 81, 829. 'Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)' on page 909 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-08-07-09)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/lxmx-life-table/"
}