Introduction to Modeling in Wildlife and Resource Conservation

Przednia okładka
Wiley, 2 lip 2007 - 336
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.

  • 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

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Introduction to Modeling in Wildlife and Resource Conservation
Norman Owen-Smith
Ograniczony podgląd - 2009
Introduction to Modeling in Wildlife and Resource Conservation
Norman Owen-Smith
Podgląd niedostępny - 2009

Informacje o autorze (2007)

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.

Informacje bibliograficzne

TytułIntroduction to Modeling in Wildlife and Resource Conservation
AutorNorman Owen-Smith
Wydanieilustrowane
WydawcaWiley, 2007
ISBN1405144394, 9781405144391
Liczba stron336
  
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