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BL
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1027391
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b781761
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Owen-Smith, R. Norman.
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| Title & Author
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Introduction to modeling in wildlife and resource conservation /\ Norman Owen-Smith.
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| Publication Statement
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Malden, MA :: Blackwell Pub.,, ©2007.
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xii, 332 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm ++ 1 CD (4 3/4 in.)
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| ISBN
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1405144394
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: 9781405144391
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 314-327) and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction: why learn modeling? -- A starting problem: conservation of the dodo -- Descriptive models: choosing an equation -- Structured population models: age, size, or stage -- Consumer-resource models: population interactions -- Simulation models: assessing understanding -- Harvesting models: adaptive management -- Population viability models: risk analysis -- Metapopulation models: spreading the risk -- Modeling infectious diseases: outbreak dynamics -- Scenario models: exploring options -- Vegetation models: biomass to gap dynamics -- State transition models: habitat patch dynamics -- Habitat suitability models: adaptive behavior -- Reconciling models with data: statistical diagnosis.
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CD-ROM contains: Models -- True BASIC programming language [trial version].
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Conservation biology-- Computer simulation.
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Wildlife management-- Computer simulation.
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| Dewey Classification
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333.95/16
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QH75.O94 2007
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| Parallel Title
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Modeling in wildlife and resource conservation
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