Introduction to Modeling in Wildlife and Resource ConservationISBN: 978-1-4051-4439-1
Paperback
344 pages
July 2007, Wiley-Blackwell
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- Provides an introduction to the skills required to develop spreadsheet and programming language format models for application in conservation biology and wildlife management
- Assumes no special mathematical expertise
- 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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