Synopsis
As the study of biodiversity, resource management, and endangered species preservation becomes increasingly quantitative in nature, the importance of modeling and simulation is growing steadily. This book is the first to review the quantitative tools used in conservation biology. The topics covered include population viability analysis, population dynamics, meta-population models, estimating risks and timing of extinction, quasi-extinction, recovery dynamics, land-use, population genetics, and genetics of bottleneck populations. The book is aimed at the practicing biologist and land-use manager, and will be invaluable to students in conservation biology, ecology, and natural resources.
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Review
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"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)
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