Introduction to Modelling in Wildlife And Resource Conservation - Couverture souple

Owen-Smith, Norman

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1405144394 ISBN 13 : 9781405144391

Editeur : Wiley-Blackwell, 2007

Synopsis

This book provides students with the skills to develop their own models for application in conservation biology and wildlife management. Assuming no special mathematical expertise, the computational models used are kept simple and show how to develop models in both spreadsheet and programming language format.

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• Develops thought-provoking applications which emphasize the value of modeling as a learning tool
  
• Examines basic descriptive equations, matrix representations, consumer-resources interactions, applications in simulation, scenarios, harvesting, population viability, metapopulation dynamics, disease outbreaks, vegetation stage and state dynamics, habitat suitability assessment, and model selection statistics
  
• Includes a wide range of examples relating to birds, fish, plants and large African mammals

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Norman Owen-Smith is Research Professor in African Ecology in the School of Animal, Plant, and Environmental Sciences at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. He teaches ecology at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and is well-known internationally for his research into all aspects of wildlife ecology and bioresource conservation.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wiley-Blackwell
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1405144394
• ISBN 13: 9781405144391
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 344
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible