An introduction to ecological modelling : putting practice into theory /
For many students and researchers the potential uses of ecological models and their method of construction remain a mystery. This text aims to open up the theory and application of ecological modelling to a wider audience. Using case studies, the book shows how a relatively small set of techniques o...
Основен автор: | Gillman, MIchael. |
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Други автори: | Hails, Rosemary. |
Формат: | Книга |
Език: | English |
Публикувано: |
Oxford [England] ; Malden, MA, USA :
Blackwell Science,
1997.
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Серия: |
Methods in ecology.
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Съдържание:
- 1. Introduction: themes of ecological modelling
- 2. Probability of population extinction
- 3. Looking for cycles: the dynamics of predators and their prey
- 4. Population dynamics of species with complex life-histories
- 5. Dynamics of ecological communities
- 6. Spatial models and thresholds
- 7. Disease and biological control.