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OverviewAll populations fluctuate stochastically, creating a risk of extinction that does not exist in deterministic models, with fundamental consequences for both pure and applied ecology. This book provides the most comprehensive introduction to stochastic population dynamics, combining classical background material with a variety of modern approaches, including new and previously unpublished results by the authors, illustrated with examples from bird and mammal populations, and insect communities. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Lande , S. Engen , Bernt-Erik SaetherPublisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.477kg ISBN: 9780198525240ISBN 10: 0198525249 Pages: 222 Publication Date: 01 March 2003 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of Contents1. Demographic and environmental stochasticity; 2. Extinction dynamics; 3. Age structure; 4. Spatial structure; 5. Population viability analysis; 6. Sustainable harvesting; 7. Species diversity; 8. Community dynamics; REFERENCES; INDEXReviewsOur conservation effectiveness depends on our ability to understand biodiversity peril and biodiveristy persistence in the face of random environmental shocks. Lande, Engen and Saether have produced THE seminal theoretical contribution to conservation biology -- a brilliant exploration of stochastic influences on extinction and biodiversity. This is not a sterile theoretical treatise; it is a well-written and a certain-to-be-classic melding of theory and real-world examples. Peter Kareiva, Lead Scientist, The Nature Conservancy, USA Author InformationProfessor Lande is the winner of the Sewall Wright Award (1992), President, Society for the Study of Evolution, 1997, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1997-, MacArthur Foundation Fellow, 1997-2002. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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