Wildlife Population Growth Rates - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521533473 ISBN 13: 9780521533478

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2003

Synopsis

What determines where a species lives? And what determines its abundance? This book takes a fresh approach to some of the classic questions in ecology. Despite great progress in the twentieth century much more remains to be done before we can provide full answers to these questions. The methods described and deployed in this book point the way forward. The core message of the book is that the key insights come from understanding what determines population growth rate, and that application of this approach will make ecology a more predictive science. Topics covered include population regulation, density-dependence, the ecological niche, resource and interference competition, habitat fragmentation and the ecological effects of environmental stress, together with applications to conservation biology, wildlife management, human demography and ecotoxicology. After a substantial introduction by the editors the book brings together contributions from leading scientists from Australia, New Zealand, North America, Europe and the U.K.

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Review

"This volume would make a wonderful text for a graduate seminar in population dynamics; and can serve as a launching pad for further readings on the subject." Écoscience

Book Description

This book takes a fresh approach to some of the classic questions in ecology. What determines where a species lives? And what determines its abundance? Topics covered include population regulation, density-dependence, the ecological niche, resource and interference competition, habitat fragmentation and the ecological effects of environmental stress.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521533473
• ISBN 13: 9780521533478
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 370
• Editor: Sibly R. M., Hone J., Clutton-Brock T. H.