Beschreibung:
Wildlife Demography compiles the multitude of available estimation techniques based on sex and age data, and presents these varying techniques in one organized, unified volume. Designed to guide researchers to the most appropriate estimator based upon their particular data set and the desired level of study precision, this book provides quantitative consideration, statistical models, estimator variance, assumptions and examples of use.
Ch. 1: IntroductionCh. 2: Primer on Wildlife Population DynamicsCh. 3: Estimating Population Sex RatiosCh. 4: Estimating ProductivityCh. 5: Estimating SurvivalCh. 6: Estimating Harvest and Harvest MortalityCh. 7: Estimating the Rate of Population ChangeCh. 8: Analysis of Population IndicesCh. 9: Estimating Population AbundanceCh.10: Integration of Analytical TechniquesCh.11: Literature CitedAppendix A: Statistical Concepts and TheoryAppendix B: Glossary of SymbolsAppendix C: Program USERAppendix D: Mathematica Code for Calculating the Variance of the Finite Rate of Population Change, VAR, from a Matrix Population Model