Quantitative methods for conservation biology / Scott Ferson, Mark Burgman, editors.

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Other Authors: Ferson, S., Burgman, Mark A.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Springer, ©2000.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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 [et al.]
  • 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.