03664nam 2200745 a 450 991045241230332120200520144314.01-4008-4728-11-299-13326-610.1515/9781400847280(CKB)2550000001000217(EBL)1113399(OCoLC)828302490(SSID)ssj0000870272(PQKBManifestationID)11957695(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000870272(PQKBWorkID)10807517(PQKB)11251259(SSID)ssj0000906558(PQKBManifestationID)12466312(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000906558(PQKBWorkID)10842868(PQKB)11696309(MiAaPQ)EBC1113399(OCoLC)847714910(MdBmJHUP)muse37133(DE-B1597)447159(OCoLC)979758806(DE-B1597)9781400847280(Au-PeEL)EBL1113399(CaPaEBR)ebr10655470(CaONFJC)MIL444576(EXLCZ)99255000000100021720020215d2003 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtccrComplex population dynamics[electronic resource] a theoretical/empirical synthesis /Peter TurchinCourse BookPrinceton, N.J. Princeton University Pressc20031 online resource (471 p.)Monographs in Population Biology ;35Monographs in population biology ;35Description based upon print version of record.0-691-09020-3 0-691-09021-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. 1. Theory -- pt. 2. Data -- pt. 3. Case studies.Why do organisms become extremely abundant one year and then seem to disappear a few years later? Why do population outbreaks in particular species happen more or less regularly in certain locations, but only irregularly (or never at all) in other locations? Complex population dynamics have fascinated biologists for decades. By bringing together mathematical models, statistical analyses, and field experiments, this book offers a comprehensive new synthesis of the theory of population oscillations. Peter Turchin first reviews the conceptual tools that ecologists use to investigate population oscillations, introducing population modeling and the statistical analysis of time series data. He then provides an in-depth discussion of several case studies--including the larch budmoth, southern pine beetle, red grouse, voles and lemmings, snowshoe hare, and ungulates--to develop a new analysis of the mechanisms that drive population oscillations in nature. Through such work, the author argues, ecologists can develop general laws of population dynamics that will help turn ecology into a truly quantitative and predictive science. Complex Population Dynamics integrates theoretical and empirical studies into a major new synthesis of current knowledge about population dynamics. It is also a pioneering work that sets the course for ecology's future as a predictive science.Monographs in Population BiologyPopulation biologyElectronic books.Population biology.577.8/8WI 2100rvkTurchin Peter1957-515619MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452412303321Complex population dynamics854825UNINA