INTRO TO MODELING IN WILDLIFE (Adobe Reader) ebook download Norman Owen-Smith

Introduction to Modeling in Wildlife and Resource Conservation

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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Title of ebook: Introduction to Modeling in Wildlife and Resource Conservation
ISBN: 9781444308907
parent-ISBN: 9781405144391
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Internet download file size: 2247 kb
Pages: 336
Published: 03-2009
Released online for download: 09-03-2009
Author of eBook: Owen-Smith, Norman

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