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Author McCallum, H

Title Population parameters : estimation for ecological models / Hamish McCallum
Published Oxford : Blackwell Science, 2000

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Description 348 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Series Methods in ecology
Methods in ecology.
Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. Parameter estimation toolbox -- 3. Population size -- 4. Vital statistics: birth, death and growth rates -- 5. Rate of increase of a population -- 6. Density dependence -- 7. Spatial parameters -- 8. Competition -- 9. Predator-prey, host-parasitoid and plant-herbivore models -- 10. Host-pathogen and host-parasite models -- 11. The state of the art
Summary "This book brings together a diverse and scattered literature, to provide clear guidance on how to estimate parameters for models of animal populations. It is not a recipe book of statistical procedures. Instead, it concentrates on how to select the best approach to parameter estimation for a particular problem, and how to ensure that the quantity estimated is the appropriate one for the specific purpose of the modelling exercise." "This book will be essential reading for ecological researchers, postgraduate students and environmental managers who need to address an ecological problem through a population model. It is accessible to anyone with an understanding of basic statistical methods and population ecology."--BOOK JACKET
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliography: pages 320-338
Notes Also available via the World Wide Web
Subject Population biology -- Mathematical models.
LC no. 99034580
ISBN 0865427402 (paperback)