Quantitative Methods for Conservation Biology

Häftad, Engelska, 2002

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Beskrivning

This is one of the first books to review the quantitative tools used in the study of such subjects as biodiversity, resource management, and endangered species preservation. The topics covered include population viability analysis, population dynamics, metapopulation models, estimating risks and timing of extinctions, quasi-extinction, recovery dynamics, land use, population genetics and the genetics of bottleneck populations. Now reprinted in softcover, the book remains of great interest to graduate students and practicing biologists working in conservation biology, ecology, and natural resources.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2002-06-13
Mått:155 x 235 x 19 mm
Vikt:511 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:322
Förlag:Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN:9780387954868

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From the reviews: "Population decline and extinction of many species is a worldwide phenomenon. Because quantitative methods are either lacking or not applied population declines are often poorly understood ... . The present book aims to contribute to close this gap by introducing several different quantitative methods that are useful to conservationists. ... The book has been written for graduate students and working conservation biologists. ... The authors succeeded ... in presenting the different methods in an understandable and simple way. ... I would recommend the book." (Michael Schaub, Basic and Applied Ecology, Issue 5, 2004)

Innehållsförteckning

Detecting Extinction in Sighting Data.- Inferring Threat from Scientific Collections: Power Tests and an Application to Western Australian Acacia Species.- Identifying the Ecological Correlates of Extinction-Prone Species: A Case Study of New Zealand Birds.- Quantitative Methods for Modeling Species Habitat: Comparative Performance and an Application to Australian Plants.- Risk Assessment of a Proposed Introduction of Pacific Salmon in the Delaware River Basin.- Likelihood of Introducing Nonindigenous Organisms with Agricultural Commodities: Probabilistic Estimation.- “Best” Abundance Estimates and Best Management: Why They Are Not the Same.- Whaling Models for Cetacean Conservation.- Assessing Land-Use Impacts on Bull Trout Using Bayesian Belief Networks.- Using Matrix Models to Focus Research and Management Efforts in Conservation.- Variability and Measurement Error in Extinction Risk Analysis: The Northern Spotted Owl on the Olympic Peninsula.- Can Individual-Based Models Yield a Better Assessment of Population Variability?.- Potential of Branching Processes as a Modeling Tool for Conservation Biology.- Role of Genetics in Conservation Biology.- Modeling Problems in Conservation Genetics Using Laboratory Animals Richard Frankham.- Theoretical Properties of Extinction by Inbreeding Depression Under Stochastic Environments.- Mathematical Methods for Identifying Representative Reserve Networks.