Introduction to Modeling in Wildlife and Resource Conservation

ISBN: 1405144394

Author: Owen-Smith, Norman

Condition: New

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 toolExamines 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 statisticsIncludes a wide range of examples relating to birds, fish, plants and large African mammals