| Description |
x, 256 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Oxford biology |
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Oxford biology.
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| Contents |
1. What are Allee effects? -- 2. Mechanisms for Allee effects -- 3. Population dynamics: modelling demographic Allee effects -- 4. Genetics and evolution -- 5. Conservation and management -- 6. Conclusions and perspectives |
| Summary |
"Allee effects are (broadly) defined as a decline in individual fitness at low population size or density. They can result in critical population thresholds below which populations crash to extinction." "Allee Effects in Ecology and Conservation provides a concise yet authoritative overview of the topic, collating and integrating a widely dispersed literature from various fields - marine and terrestrial, plant and animal, theoretical and empirical, academic and applied. This accessible text with its clear and simple explanations of both empirical observations and theoretical predications, is particularly suitable for professional and academic ecologists requiring an overview of the state-of-the-art in Allee effect research, as well as for graduate students in population ecology and conservation biology. It will also be of relevance to a wide readership of professionals in conservation and management requiring a concise summary of the topic."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [217]-253) and index |
| Subject |
Allee effect.
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| Author |
Berec, Luděk.
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Gascoigne, Joanna.
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| LC no. |
2007039697 |
| ISBN |
0198570309 (alk. paper) |
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9780198570301 (alk. paper) |
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