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Dynamics of Large Herbivore Populations in Changing Environments Towards Appropriate Models

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Produktdetails

Einband

Gebundene Ausgabe

Erscheinungsdatum

22.02.2010

Verlag

John Wiley & Sons

Seitenzahl

216

Maße (L/B/H)

23,6/15,7/1,5 cm

Gewicht

540 g

Auflage

1. Auflage

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-1-4051-9894-3

Beschreibung

Rezension

"It is well written and provides extensively researched examples. Surprisingly, it is a relatively short book of only 201 pages." (African Journal of Range & Forage Science, 2011)

Produktdetails

Einband

Gebundene Ausgabe

Erscheinungsdatum

22.02.2010

Verlag

John Wiley & Sons

Seitenzahl

216

Maße (L/B/H)

23,6/15,7/1,5 cm

Gewicht

540 g

Auflage

1. Auflage

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-1-4051-9894-3

Herstelleradresse

Libri GmbH
Europaallee 1
36244 Bad Hersfeld
DE

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  • Produktbild: Dynamics of Large Herbivore Populations in Changing Environments
  • Contributors
     
    Preface
     
    1 Definitive case studies
     
    Norman Owen-Smith and Jason P. Marshal
     
    1.1 Red deer on Rum
     
    1.2 Soay sheep on Hirta
     
    1.3 Roe deer in France
     
    1.4 Bighorn sheep in Alberta
     
    1.5 Kudu in Kruger
     
    1.6 Wildebeest in Serengeti
     
    1.7 Moose on Isle Royale
     
    1.8 Elk in North Yellowstone
     
    1.9 Overview
     
    Acknowledgments
     
    References
     
    2 The suite of population models
     
    Norman Owen-Smith
     
    2.1 Models of density dependence
     
    2.2 Autoregressive time-series models
     
    2.3 Age- or stage-structured models
     
    2.4 Trophic interaction models
     
    2.5 Physiological or metaphysiological models
     
    2.6 Models accommodating spatial structure
     
    2.7 Individual-based models
     
    2.8 Overview
     
    Acknowledgments
     
    References
     
    3 Climatic influences: temperate-tropical contrasts
     
    Norman Owen-Smith
     
    3.1 Temperate environments
     
    3.2 Tropical and subtropical environments
     
    3.3 Effects of predation and hunting
     
    3.4 Overall assessment
     
    Acknowledgments
     
    References
     
    4 Demographic processes: lessons from long-term, individual-based studies
     
    Jean-Michel Gaillard, Tim Coulson and Marco Festa-Bianchet
     
    4.1 Life history of large herbivores: a brief review
     
    4.2 Differential contributions of demographic parameters to population growth
     
    4.3 Climatic variation, density-dependence,andindividual variability
     
    4.4 Conclusions:howcanfutureanalysesof largeherbivoredemography deal with complex demographic processes?
     
    Acknowledgments
     
    References
     
    5 Irruptive dynamics and vegetation interactions
     
    John E. Gross, Iain J. Gordon and Norman Owen-Smith
     
    5.1 Models of herbivore-vegetation interactions
     
    5.2 Examples of irruptive dynamics
     
    5.3 Effects of irruptions on vegetation
     
    5.4 Changing perspectives
     
    5.5 Synthesis
     
    5.6 Implications for conservation and management
     
    Acknowledgments
     
    References
     
    6 How does landscape heterogeneity shape dynamics of large herbivore populations?
     
    N. Thompson Hobbs and Iain J. Gordon
     
    6.1 What is spatial heterogeneity?
     
    6.2 How does spatial heterogeneity influence ungulate population dynamics?
     
    6.3 Mechanisms explaining the influence of spatial heterogeneity on population dynamics
     
    6.4 Influences from high-quality resources
     
    6.5 Influences from buffer resources
     
    6.6 Global change and access to heterogeneity by large herbivores
     
    6.7 Conclusions: the importance of spatial context for population dynamics
     
    Acknowledgments
     
    References
     
    7 Towards an ecology of population dynamics
     
    Norman Owen-Smith
     
    7.1 Phenomenological descriptors
     
    7.2 Time series elaborations
     
    7.3 Environmental structure
     
    7.4 Population structure
     
    7.5 Adaptive responses and environmental contexts
     
    7.6 Summary and conclusions
     
    Acknowledgments
     
    References
     
    Index