Dynamics of Large Herbivore Populations in Changing Environments

by Norman Owen-Smith (University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg)

• ISBN13: 9781444318609
• ISBN10: 1444318608
• Additional ISBN(s): 9781405198943, 9781405198950, 9781444318593
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2009-12-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
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Table of Contents

Contributors

Preface

Definitive case studies

Red deer on Rum

Soay sheep on Hirta

Roe deer in France

Bighorn sheep in Alberta

Kudu in Kruger

Wildebeest in Serengeti

Moose on Isle Royale

Elk in North Yellowstone

Overview

Acknowledgments

References

The suite of population models

Models of density dependence

Autoregressive time-series models

Age- or stage-structured models

Trophic interaction models

Physiological or metaphysiological models

Models accommodating spatial structure

Individual-based models

Overview

Acknowledgments

References

Climatic influences: temperate-tropical contrasts

Temperate environments

Tropical and subtropical environments

Effects of predation and hunting

Overall assessment

Acknowledgments

References

Demographic processes: lessons from long-term, individual-based studies

Life history of large herbivores: a brief review

Differential contributions of demographic parameters to population growth

Climatic variation, density-dependence,andindividual variability

Conclusions:howcanfutureanalysesof largeherbivoredemography deal with complex demographic processes?

Acknowledgments

References

Irruptive dynamics and vegetation interactions

Models of herbivore-vegetation interactions

Examples of irruptive dynamics

Effects of irruptions on vegetation

Changing perspectives

Synthesis

Implications for conservation and management

Acknowledgments

References

How does landscape heterogeneity shape dynamics of large herbivore populations?

What is spatial heterogeneity?

How does spatial heterogeneity influence ungulate population dynamics?

Mechanisms explaining the influence of spatial heterogeneity on population dynamics

Influences from high-quality resources

Influences from buffer resources

Global change and access to heterogeneity by large herbivores

Conclusions: the importance of spatial context for population dynamics

Acknowledgments

References

Towards an ecology of population dynamics

Phenomenological descriptors

Time series elaborations

Environmental structure

Population structure

Adaptive responses and environmental contexts

Summary and conclusions

Acknowledgments

References

Index

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