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PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press

ISBN-100226041786

ISBN-139780226041780

eBay Product ID (ePID)2200349

Product Key Features

Number of Pages593 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NamePopulation Viability Analysis

SubjectLife Sciences / Ecology, Ecology, Statistics

Publication Year2002

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaNature, Social Science, Science

AuthorDale R. Mccullough

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.1 in

Item Weight27.6 Oz

Item Length0.9 in

Item Width0.6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2001-052271

Dewey Edition21

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal577.8/8

Table Of ContentForeword: Raising the Bar Michael E. Soulé Editors' Preface Part I. Overview of Population Viability Analysis 1. Population Viability Analysis: Past, Present, Future Steven R. Beissinger 2. Incorporating Stochasticity in Population Viability Analysis Russell Lande 3. Reconciling the Small-Population and Declining-Population Paradigms Mark S. Boyce 4. The Role of Genetics in Population Viability Analysis Fred W. Allendorf and Nils Ryman 5. Metapopulations of Animals in Highly Fragmented Landscapes and Population Viability Analysis Ilkka Hanski 6. Plant Population Viability and Metapopulation-Level Processes Susan Harrison and Chris Ray 7. Population Viability Analysis and Conservation Policy Mark Shaffer, Laura Hood Watchman, William J. Snape III, and Ingrid K. Latchis Part II. Issues in the Parameterization and Construction of PVA Models 8. Definition and Estimation of Effective Population Size in the Conservation of Endangered Species Robin S. Waples 9. Estimating Parameters of PVA Models from Data on Marked Animals Gary C. White, Alan B. Franklin, and Tanya M. Shenk 10. Including Uncertainties in Population Viability Analysis Using Population Prediction Intervals Bernt-Erik Sæther and Steinar Engen 11. Bayesian Population Viability Analysis Paul R. Wade 12. Incorporating Uncertainty in Population Viability Analyses for the Purpose of Classifying Species by Risk Barbara L. Taylor, Paul R. Wade, Uma Ramakrishnan, Michael Gilpin, and H. Resit Akçakaya Part III. Integrating Theory and Practice in the Use of Population Viability Analysis 13. How Good Are PVA Models? Testing Their Predictions with Experimental Data on the Brine Shrimp Gary E. Belovsky, Chad Mellison, Chad Larson, and Peter A. Van Zandt 14. Evolution of Population Viability Assessments for the Florida Panther: A Multiperspective Approach David S. Maehr, Robert C. Lacy, E. Darrell Land, Oron L. Bass Jr., and Thomas S. Hoctor 15. Population Viability Analysis for Plants: Understanding the Demographic Consequences of Seed Banks for Population Health Daniel F. Doak, Diane Thomson, and Erik S. Jules 16. Sensitivity Analysis to Evaluate the Consequences of Conservation Actions L. Scott Mills and Mark S. Lindberg 17. Application of Molecular Genetics to Conservation: New Issues and Examples Philip W. Hedrick 18. Pedigree Analyses in Wild Populations Susan M. Haig and Jonathan D. Ballou 19. Rangewide Risks to Large Populations: The Cape Sable Sparrow as a Case History Stuart L. Pimm and Oron L. Bass Jr. 20. Population Viability Analysis, Management, and Conservation Planning at Large Scales Fred B. Samson Part IV. The Future of Population Viability Analysis 21. Predictive Bayesian Population Viability Analysis: A Logic for Listing Criteria, Delisting Criteria, and Recovery Plans Daniel Goodman 22. Decision Theory for Population Viability Analysis Hugh P. Possingham, David B. Lindenmayer, and Geoffrey N. Tuck 23. Incorporating Human Populations and Activities into Population Viability Analysis Robert C. Lacy and Philip S. Miller 24. Fitting Population Viability Analysis into Adaptive Management Donald Ludwig and Carl J. Walters 25. Guidelines for Using Population Viability Analysis in Endangered-Species Management Katherine Ralls, Steven R. Beissinger, and Jean Fitts Cochrane About the Contributors Index

SynopsisAs human populations and the resources required to support societies continue to grow, an increasing number of plant and animal species around the world are facing extinction. Given limited time, space, and money, how do we decide which management actions will be most effective to avert extinctions? In this book, many of the world's leading conservation and population biologists evaluate what has become a key tool in estimating extinction risk and evaluating potential recovery strategies--population viability analysis, or PVA. PVA integrates data on the life history, demography, and genetics of a species with information on environmental variability, using computer models ranging from simple measures of population growth rate to complex spatial simulations, to predict whether a given population will remain viable (i.e., not go extinct) under various management options. A synthetic and objective overview of the latest theoretical and methodological advances, Population Viability Analysis will be crucial reading for conservationists, land managers, and policy makers.

LC Classification NumberQH352.5.P66 2002