stochastic population dynamics in ecology and conservation

Stochastic Population Dynamics in Ecology and Conservation

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lande, Russell / Engen, Steinar / Saether, Bernt-Erik, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, Random fluctuations in population dynamics are fundamentally important in pure and applied ecology. This book introduces demographic and environmental stochasticity, and illustrates statistical methods for estimating them from field data. The concept of long-run growth rate of a population is explained and extended to age-structured populations. Diffusion approximations show how stochastic factors affect extinction in single populations and metapopulations. Delayed density dependence in populations with discrete annual reproduction is estimated from time series of adult numbers combined with basic life history data. The spatial scale of population fluctuations and local extinction risk depend on the scales of spatial environmental autocorrelation and individual dispersal, and the strength of density dependence. Stochastic dynamics and statistical uncertainty in population parameters are incorporated in Population Viability Analysis and sustainable harvesting. Statistics of species diversity measures and species abundance distributions are described, with implications for rapid assessments of biodiversity, and methods are developed for partitioning species diversity into components. Analysis of stochastic community dynamics indicates that real communities are far from neutral.

5 Open University S328 Ecology Course Books Educational Population Communities Ecosystems

This set of 5 Open University S328 Ecology Course Books comprise: - Book Two Population Ecology () - Book Three Communities () - Book Four Ecosystems () - Book Five Humans and Ecosystems () - The OU Project Guide Fieldwork and Statistics for Ecological Projects (Please note that Book One is not included in this offer) Condition: This set of five course books have not been used / read and have just been sitting on a shelf. They are subsequently in excellent condition, with no marked, torn or creased internal pages Ad ID: Delivery Service Consumer Credit

University text books - ideal for those studying wildlife conservation/zoology/ecology

I am selling a range of books for £5 EACH. They are mostly reference books from my Wildife Conservation degree I completed over a year ago. Most were second hand when I got them but all are in reasonable condition. Some books have a few annotations in them, especially the dissertation book. Please message me if you need any more information about them. Ad ID:

Stochastic and Statistical Methods in Hydrology and

International experts from around the globe present a rich variety of intriguing developments in time series analysis in hydrology and environmental engineering. Climatic change is of great concern to everyone and significant contributions to this challenging research topic are put forward by internationally renowned authors. A range of interesting applications in hydrological forecasting are given for case studies in reservoir operation in North America,Asia and South America. Additionally,progress in

Surveillance and Control in Israel/Palestine: Population,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Zureik, Elia / Lyon, David / Abu-Laban, Yasmeen, PUBLISHER: Routledge, Surveillance is always a means to an end, whether that end is influence, management or entitlement. This book examines the several layers of surveillance that control the Palestinian population in Israel and the Occupied Territories, showing how they operate, how well they work, how they are augmented, and how in the end their chief purpose is population control. Showing how what might be regarded as exceptional elsewhere is here regarded as the norm, the book looks not only at the political economy of surveillance and its technological and military dimensions, but also at the ordinary ways that Palestinians in Israel and the occupied territories are affected in their everyday lives. Written in a clear and accessible style by experts in the field, this book will have large appeal for academic faculty as well as graduate and senior undergraduate students in sociology, political science, international relations, surveillance studies and Middle East studies.

The Malthus Factor: Poverty, Politics and Population in

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ross, Eric B., PUBLISHER: Zed Books, This book represents a major critique of the way Malthusian thinking has influenced capitalist development policy in the modern period, as well as in the past. Taking an historical and comparative view, it highlights the strategic role of Malthusian ideas in the defence of capitalist political economy when confronted by struggles for equality and human progress. The leading historical example the author takes offers a major reassessment of the origins of the Irish Famine. His contemporary case study focuses on the Green Revolution, which the author analyses in terms of a broad Western strategy of capitalist agricultural development in the face of peasant insurgency. He examines how Malthusian arguments portrayed agricultural modernization as a humanitarian attempt to forestall a food crisis in the developing world when, in reality, he argues the agenda was to defer land reform and bolster existing rural class structures. Finally, the book examines how the political economy of underdevelopment is currently being obscured by alarm over the environmental impact of over-population, and how such Malthusian concerns represent the poor, not as victims of capitalist development, but as perpetrators of environmental destruction.

Fertility Behaviour: Population and Society in a Rajasthan

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Patel, Tulsi, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, This book explores the highly sensitive demographical problem of fertility behavior through the intensive fieldwork method of social anthropology.

Stochastic Modeling and Optimization of Manufacturing

Stochastic Modeling and Optimization of Manufacturing Systems and Supply Chains: This volume originates from two workshops, both focusing on themes that are reflected in the title of the volume. The first workshop took place at Eindhoven University of Technology, April , on the occasion of the University granting a doctorate honoris causa to Profes- sor John A. Buzacott. The second workshop was held on June at Cornell University (preceding the annual INFORMSjMSOM Confer- ence), honoring John's retirement and his lifetime contributions. Each of the two workshops consisted of about a dozen technical presentations. The objective of the volume, however, is not to simply publish the proceedings of the two workshops. Rather, our objective is to put to- gether a select set of articles, each organized into a well-written chapter, focusing on a timely topic. Collected into a single volume, these chapters aim to serve as a useful reference for researchers and practitioners alike, and also as reading materials for graduate courses or seminars.

Analytical and Stochastic Modeling Techniques and

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Analytical and Stochastic Modeling Techniques and Applications,ASMTA ,held in Venice,Italyin June .The 24 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from many submissions.The papers are organized in topical sections on queueing theory,software and computer systems,statistics and inference,telecommunication networks,and performance and performability.

Plant Ecology, Herbivory, and Human Impact in Nordic

Plant Ecology, Herbivory, and Human Impact in Nordic Mountain Birch Forests. Mit CD-ROM: This work analyzes vegetation and soils, and investigates the influence of climate change, insect pests, grazing pressure by sheep and reindeer, construction of roads and other consequences of increasing tourism in the Nordic mountain birch forests.

Wars and Population

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Urlanis, B., PUBLISHER: University Press of the Pacific, Originally published in the Soviet Union in , this work covers battle losses, non-battle losses, total war losses, and the influence of wars on population dynamics.

Dimension and Recurrence in Hyperbolic Dynamics

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Barreira, Luis, PUBLISHER: Birkh User, The main objective of this book is to give a broad unified introduction to the study of dimension and recurrence in hyperbolic dynamics. It includes the discussion of the foundations, main results, and main techniques in the rich interplay of four main areas of research: hyperbolic dynamics, dimension theory, multifractal analysis, and quantitative recurrence. It also gives a panorama of several selected topics of current research interest. All the results are included with detailed proofs, many of them simplified or rewritten on purpose for the book. The text is self-contained.

Population Fluctuations in Rodents

Population Fluctuations in Rodents: How did rodent outbreaks in Germany help to end World War I What caused the destructive outbreak of rodents in Oregon and California in the late s, the large population outbreak of lemmings in Scandinavia in , and the great abundance of field mice in Scotland in the spring of Population fluctuations, or outbreaks, of rodents constitute one of the classic problems of animal ecology, and in Population Fluctuations in Rodents, Charles J. Krebs sifts through the last eighty years of research to draw out exactly what we know about rodent outbreaks and what should be the agenda for future research.                      Krebs has synthesized the research in this area, focusing mainly on the voles and lemmings of the Northern Hemisphere-his primary area of expertise-but also referring to the literature on rats and mice. He covers the patterns of changes in reproduction and mortality and the mechanisms that cause these changes-including predation, disease, food shortage, and social behavior-and discusses how landscapes can affect population changes, methodically presenting the hypotheses related to each topic before determining whether or not the data supports them. He ends on an expansive note, by turning his gaze outward and discussing how the research on rodent populations can apply to other terrestrial mammals. Geared toward advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, and practicing ecologists interested in rodent population studies, this book will also appeal to researchers seeking to manage rodent populations and to understand outbreaks in both natural and urban settings-or, conversely, to protect endangered species.

Population Limitation in Birds

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Newton, Ian / Brockie, Keith, PUBLISHER: Academic Press, This book meets the demand for a comprehensive introduction to understanding the processes of population limitation. Recognized world-wide as a respected biologist and communicator, Dr. Ian Newton has now written a clear and detailed treatise on local scale population limiting factors in birds. It is based almost entirely on results from field studies, though it is set in a contemporary theoretical framework. The 16 chapters fall under three major section headings: Behavior and Density Regulation; Natural Limiting Factors; and Human Impacts. Population Limitation in Birds serves as a needed resource expanding on Dr. David Lacks research in this area of ornithology in the s. It includes numerous line diagrams and beautiful illustrations by acclaimed wildlife artist Keith Brockie. Key Features * Provides a sorely needed introduction to a long-established core subject in ornithology * Focuses on local scale factors * Written by a well-known biologist and effective communicator * Includes numerous line diagrams and beautiful illustrations by acclaimed wildlife artist Keith Brockie

Agricultural and Conservation Consultancy

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Iguanas: Biology and Conservation

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Alberts, Allison C. / Hayes, William K. / Martins, Emilia P., PUBLISHER: University of California Press, In what is certain to be the key reference on iguanas for years to come, some of the world's leading experts offer a clear and accessible account of the latest research on the evolution, behavioral ecology, and conservation of these highly visible and increasingly endangered creatures, much loved by professional herpetologists and hobbyists alike. The book begins with an introduction by noted iguana biologist Dr. Gordon Burghardt that examines the state of iguana research--past, present, and future--with an emphasis on social behavior. Three major sections follow, each opening with a synthesis by the volume editors, who survey the current status and likely future direction of investigations in the pertinent area. The first section focuses on different aspects of the taxonomic and morphological diversity of iguanas and includes a complete checklist of species. In the second section, contributors address the behavior and ecology of iguanas and provide compelling evidence that both may be far more complex than previously appreciated. The third and final section, highlighting the threats facing iguana populations today, describes the broad array of innovative conservation strategies that will be needed to help ensure their survival. Illustrated throughout with photographs, distribution maps, tables, and figures, this volume will be the definitive resource for anyone--professional or curious amateur--interested in iguanas.

Principles of Soil Conservation and Management in City of

ISBN No.: Publisher: Koros Press Principles of Soil Conservation and Management Contributors/Editors: Yoshito Takasaki, et al. Pub. Date: Price: £ http://www.korospress.com/agriculture/-Principles_of_Soil_Conservation_and_Management.html

Ecology and Equity

Ecology and Equity: Environmental destruction is seen a matter of worldwide concern but as a Third World problem. Ecology and Equity explores the most ecologically complex country in the world. India&apos s peoples range from technocrats to hunter-gathers and its environments from dense forest to wasteland. The bookanalyses the use and abuse of nature on the sub-continent to reveal the interconnections of social and environmental conflict on the global scale. The authors argue that the root of this conflict is competition within different social groups and between different economic interests for natural resources. Radical both in its critique of the causes of crisis in India and in its proposals for ecological reform, Ecology and Equity is essential reading for all concerned for the Third World&apos s in the world.

Saltmarsh Conservation, Management and Restoration

Saltmarsh Conservation, Management and Restoration: This book series looks at each of the main coastal habitats salt marshes, sand dunes and sand/shingle shores, modified coastal grazing marshes/salinas and sea cliffs in turn. Each habitat is described in relation to its natural development and the way this has been influenced by human actions. The different states in which the habitats exist are reviewed against the pressures exerted upon them. Options for management are considered and the likely consequences of taking a particular course of action are highlighted.

Changing Fortunes: Income Mobility and Poverty Dynamics in

Changing Fortunes: Income Mobility and Poverty Dynamics in Britain: This book documents the patterns of income mobility and poverty dynamics in Britain and how they have changed over the last two decades. It draws attention to the relationships between changes in income and in other aspects of people&apos s lives - not only in their jobs, earnings, benefits and credits, but also in the households within which they live.

Democratization in Africa: The Theory and Dynamics of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Conteh-Morgan, Earl, PUBLISHER: Praeger, In this stimulating and carefully researched study, Conteh-Morgan offers a multidimensional look at the political economy of African states. While many books focus on explanations of the processes and outcomes of political transitions, this work demonstrates a deeper understanding of democratization by combining macro and micro issues and actors, and historical and contemporary dynamics, into a theoretical framework that underscores anomalies, dilemmas, and paradoxes in the political transformation of Africa. Offering one of the first detailed and balanced evaluations of democratization, Conteh-Morgan breaks new ground by providing thought provoking insights into political transitions in developing countries. The work will be of interest to scholars in comparative politics, development studies, and African studies.

Dynamics and Bifurcations (Texts in Applied Mathematics) Hardcover

In recent years, due primarily to the proliferation of computers, dynamical systems has again returned to its roots in applications. It is the aim of this book to provide undergraduate and beginning graduate students in mathematics or science and engineering with a modest foundation of knowledge. Equations in dimensions one and two constitute the majority of the text, and in particular it is demonstrated that the basic notion of stability and bifurcations of vector fields are easily explained for scalar autonomous equations. Further, the authors investigate the dynamics of planar autonomous equations where new dynamical behavior, such as periodic and homoclinic orbits appears. Ad ID: Delivery Service Consumer Credit

Research in Linguistics Structure and Language Dynamics in

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Research in Linguistics Structure and Language Dynamics in

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Ecology - Concepts and Applications

Fifth edition study book by Manual C. Molles Jr. Perfect for students or for those with an interest in the area. Ad ID: Delivery Service Consumer Credit

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