Dynamics of Large Herbivore Populations in Changing Environments

Large Herbivore Dynamics

A comprehensive ecological analysis of the population dynamics of large mammalian herbivores in changing environments. The book integrates long-term field studies, demographic theory, climate influences, vegetation dynamics, and population modeling to improve understanding of how herbivore populations respond to environmental variability. It provides a framework for developing more realistic models that support wildlife management, conservation biology, and biodiversity preservation.

Key Features

• Comprehensive examination of large herbivore population dynamics
• Integrates ecological theory with long-term field studies
• Explores the effects of climate and environmental variability
• Compares temperate and tropical ecosystem dynamics
• Analyzes demographic processes influencing population change
• Discusses irruptive population growth and decline
• Examines landscape heterogeneity and habitat effects
• Evaluates and improves ecological population models
• Relevant to wildlife conservation and biodiversity management
• Valuable for ecologists, conservation biologists, and wildlife researchers