Population Harvesting:
Demographic Models of Fish, Forest, and Animal Resources. (MPB-27)
Wayne M. Getz and Robert G. Haight

Paper | 1989 | $70.00 / £40.95
408 pp.

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Whether in felling trees for wood, rearing insects for biological control, or culling animals for conservation purposes, efficient management of biological systems requires quantitative analysis of population growth and harvesting policies. Aiming to encourage the exchange of ideas among scientists involved in the management of fisheries, wildlife, forest stands, and pest control, the authors of this work present a general framework for modeling populations that reproduce seasonally and that have age or stage structure as an essential component of management strategy.

The book represents the first time that examples from such diverse areas of biological resource management have been brought together in a unified modeling framework using the standard notation of mathematical systems theory. In addition, the authors combine a nonlinear extension of Leslie matrix theory and certain linear elements, thereby permitting interesting analytical results and the creation of compact, realistic simulation models of resource systems.

Series:

• Monographs in Population Biology
  Simon A. Levin and Henry S. Horn, Editors

Subject Area:

• Biological Sciences

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