DynamicsofLargeHerbivorePopulationsinChangingEnvironments
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- 出版社 Wiley-Blackwell
- 出版时间 2010年3月
- ISBN 9781405198950
- 定价 661.70
内容简介
Thisbookaimstoreconciletheoreticalmodelsofpopulationdynamicswithwhatiscurrentlyknownaboutthepopulationdynamicsoflargemammalianherbivores.ItarosefromaworkinggroupestablishedattheNationalCenterforEcologicalAnalysisandSynthesisattheUniversityofCalifornia,SantaBarbara,toaddresstheneedformodelsthatbetteraccommodateenvironmentalvariability,especiallyforherbivoresdependentonchangingvegetationresources.Theinitialchapterreviewsfindingsfromdefinitivelong-termstudiesofcertainotherungulatepopulations,manybasedonindividuallyidentifiableanimals.Otherchapterscoverclimaticinfluences,emphasisingtemperateversustropicalcontrasts,anddemographicprocessesunderlyingpopulationdynamics,moregenerally.Therearenewassessmentsofirruptivepopulationdynamics,andoftheconsequencesoflandscapeheterogeneityforherbivorepopulations.Aninitialreviewofcandidatepopulationmodelsisfollowedupbyafinalchapteroutlininghowthesemodelsmightbemodifiedtobetteraccommodateenvironmentalvariability.ThecontentsprovideafoundationforresolvingproblemsofdiminishinglargemammalpopulationsinAfrica,over-abundantungulatepopulationselsewhere,andgeneralconsequencesofglobalchangeforbiodiversityconservation.Thisbookwillserveasadefinitiveoutlineofwhatiscurrentlyknownaboutthepopulationdynamicsoflargeherbivores.
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