Quantitative Methods for Conservation Biology

Reviews the quantitative tools used in the study of subjects such as, biodiversity, resource management, and endangered species preservation. Topics include: population viability analysis, population dynamics, metapopulation models, land use, population genetics, and more. DLC: Conservation biology--Statistical methods.

Preface

v

Contributors

ix

Detecting Extinction in Sighting Data

1

(6)

Andrew Solow

Thomas Helser

Inferring Threat from Scientific Collections: Power Tests and an Application to Western Australian Acacia Species

7

(20)

Mark Burgman

Bruce R. Maslin

David Andrewartha

Marie R. Keatley

Chris Boek

Michael McCarthy

Identifying the Ecological Correlates of Extinction-Prone Species: A Case Study of New Zealand Birds

27

(12)

Brendan Moyle

Quantitative Methods for Modeling Species Habitat: Comparative Performance and an Application to Australian Plants

39

(20)

Jane Elith

Risk Assessment of a Proposed Introduction of Pacific Salmon in the Delaware River Basin

59

(18)

Paul T. Jacobson

Likelihood of Introducing Nonindigenous Organisms with Agricultural Commodities: Probabilistic Estimation

77

(19)

Michael J. Firko

Edward V. Podleckis

``Best'' Abundance Estimates and Best Management: Why They Are Not the Same

96

(13)

Barbara L. Taylor

Paul R. Wade

Whaling Models for Cetacean Conservation

109

(18)

Mark S. Boyce

Assessing Land-Use Impacts on Bull Trout Using Bayesian Belief Networks

127

(21)

Danny C. Lee

Using Matrix Models to Focus Research and Management Efforts in Conservation

148

(21)

Selina S. Heppell

Deborah T. Crouse

Larry B. Crowder

Variability and Measurement Error in Extinction Risk Analysis: The Northern Spotted Owl on the Olympic Peninsula

169

(19)

Lloyd Goldwasser

Scott Ferson

Lev Ginzburg

Can Individual-Based Models Yield a Better Assessment of Population Variability?

188

(11)

Yiannis G. Matsinos

Wilfried F. Wolff

Donald L. DeAngelis

Potential of Branching Processes as a Modeling Tool for Conservation Biology

199

(27)

Frederic Gosselin

Jean-Dominique Lebreton

Role of Genetics in Conservation Biology

226

(33)

Sabine S. Loew

Modeling Problems in Conservation Genetics Using Laboratory Animals

259

(15)

Richard Frankham

Theoretical Properties of Extinction by Inbreeding Depression Under Stochastic Environments

274

(17)

Yoshinari Tanaka

Mathematical Methods for Identifying Representative Reserve Networks

291

(16)

Hugh Possingham

Ian Ball

Sandy Andelman

Index

307

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