LEADER 03630nam 2200733 a 450 001 9910779315403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4008-4728-1 010 $a1-299-13326-6 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400847280 035 $a(CKB)2550000001000217 035 $a(EBL)1113399 035 $a(OCoLC)828302490 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000870272 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11957695 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000870272 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10807517 035 $a(PQKB)11251259 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000906558 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12466312 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000906558 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10842868 035 $a(PQKB)11696309 035 $a(OCoLC)847714910 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse37133 035 $a(DE-B1597)447159 035 $a(OCoLC)979758806 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400847280 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1113399 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10655470 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL444576 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1113399 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001000217 100 $a20020215d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aComplex population dynamics$b[electronic resource] $ea theoretical/empirical synthesis /$fPeter Turchin 205 $aCourse Book 210 $aPrinceton, N.J. $cPrinceton University Press$dc2003 215 $a1 online resource (471 p.) 225 0 $aMonographs in Population Biology ;$v35 225 0$aMonographs in population biology ;$v35 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-691-09020-3 311 $a0-691-09021-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $apt. 1. Theory -- pt. 2. Data -- pt. 3. Case studies. 330 $aWhy do organisms become extremely abundant one year and then seem to disappear a few years later? Why do population outbreaks in particular species happen more or less regularly in certain locations, but only irregularly (or never at all) in other locations? Complex population dynamics have fascinated biologists for decades. By bringing together mathematical models, statistical analyses, and field experiments, this book offers a comprehensive new synthesis of the theory of population oscillations. Peter Turchin first reviews the conceptual tools that ecologists use to investigate population oscillations, introducing population modeling and the statistical analysis of time series data. He then provides an in-depth discussion of several case studies--including the larch budmoth, southern pine beetle, red grouse, voles and lemmings, snowshoe hare, and ungulates--to develop a new analysis of the mechanisms that drive population oscillations in nature. Through such work, the author argues, ecologists can develop general laws of population dynamics that will help turn ecology into a truly quantitative and predictive science. Complex Population Dynamics integrates theoretical and empirical studies into a major new synthesis of current knowledge about population dynamics. It is also a pioneering work that sets the course for ecology's future as a predictive science. 410 0$aMonographs in Population Biology 606 $aPopulation biology 615 0$aPopulation biology. 676 $a577.8/8 686 $aWI 2100$2rvk 700 $aTurchin$b Peter$f1957-$0515619 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779315403321 996 $aComplex population dynamics$9854825 997 $aUNINA