附註:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Detecting extinction in sighting data / Andrew Solow, Thomas Helser -- Inferring threat from scientific collections: power tests and application to western Australian Acacia species / Mark Burgman, Bruce R. Maslin, David Andrewartha [and others] -- Identifying the ecological correlates of extinction-prone species: a case study of New Zealand birds / Brendan Moyle -- Quantitative methods for modeling species habitat: comparative performance and an application to Australian plants / Jane Elith -- Risk assessment of a proposed introduction of Pacific salmon in the Delaware River basin / Paul T. Jacobson -- Likelihood of introducing nonindigenous organisms with agricultural commodities: probabilistic estimation / Michael J. Firko, Edward V. Podleckis -- "Best" abundance estimates and best management: why they are not the same / Barbara L. Taylor, Paul R. Wade -- Whaling models for cetacean conservation / Mark S. Boyce -- Assessing land-use impacts on bull trout using Bayesian belief networks / Danny C. Lee -- Using matrix models to focus research and management efforts in conservation / Selina S. Heppell, Deborah T. Crouse, Larry B. Crowder -- Variability and measurement error in extinction risk analysis: the northern spotted owl on the Olympic Peninsula / Lloyd Goldwasser, Scott Ferson, Lev Ginzberg -- Can individual-based models yield a better assessment of population variability? / Yiannis G. Matsinos, Wilfried F. Wolff, Donald L. DeAngelis -- Potential of branching processes as a modeling tool for conservation biology / Frʹedʹeric Gosselin, Jean-Dominique Lebreton -- Role of genetics in conservation biology / Sabine S. Loew -- Modeling problems in conservation genetics using laboratory animals / Richard Frankham -- Theoretical properties of extinction by inbreeding depression under stochastic environments / Yoshinari Tanaka -- Mathematical methods for identifying representative reserve networks / Hugh Possingham, Ian Ball, Sandy Andelman.
摘要:This is one of the first books to review the quantitative tools used in the study of such subjects as biodiversity, resource management, and endangered species preservation. The topics covered include population viability analysis, population dynamics, metapopulation models, estimating risks and timing of extinctions, quasi-extinction, recovery dynamics, land use, population genetics and the genetics of bottleneck populations. Now reprinted in softcover, the book remains of great interest to graduate students and practicing biologists working in conservation biology, ecology, and natural resources.
