Metapopulation Ecology

Zusatztext Iikka Hanski is the foremost authority on metapopulations and has co-edited two of the main texts on the subject ... and conservation biologists everywhere would do well to read this book. Klappentext Written by a world renowned biologist! this volume offers a comprehensive synthesis of current research in this rapidly expanding area of population biology. It covers both the essential theory and a wide range of empirical studies! including the author's groundbreaking work on the Glanville fritillary butterfly. It also includes practical applications to conservation biology. The book describes theoretical models for metapopulation dynamics in highly fragmented landscapes and emphasizes spatially realistic models. It presents the incidence function model and includes several detailed examples of its application. Accessible to advanced undergraduate and graduate students! Metapopulation Ecology will be a valuable resource for researchers in population biology! conservation biology! and landscape ecology. Zusammenfassung Presents a comprehensive synthesis of the research in metapopulation ecology. This work encompasses both the essential theory of metapopulations and a range of empirical studies, and includes discussion of practical applications to conservation biology.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: I. Hanski, Iikka Hanski, Ilkka Hanski, Ilkka (Department of Ecology and Systemati Hanski, Ilkka (Department of Ecology and Systematics Hanski, Ilkka A. Hanski
• Edition: Oxford University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 01.02.1999
• EAN: 9780198540656
• ISBN: 978-0-19-854065-6
• Pages: 324
• Thèmes: Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution; Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution; Oxford Ecology and Evolution
• Catégories: Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Biologie > Ecologie; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, Applied ecology, environmental science, engineering & technology, Conservation of the environment, Ecological science, the Biosphere, Environmental science, engineering and technology