Stochastic Population Dynamics in Ecology and Conservation

Lande (biology, U. of California, San Diego) introduces biological concepts and mathematical methods that have proven useful in analyzing stochastic population dynamics, using field data from bird, mammal, and insect populations to illustrate statistical methods for estimating demographic and environmental stochasticity. A theme repeated throughout the book is that analytical modeling, combined with simulation, is often the best approach for interpreting population data. Background in basic ecology and elementary calculus is assumed. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Professor Lande is the winner of the Sewall Wright Award (1992),President, Society for the Study of Evolution, 1997, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1997- , MacArthur Foundation Fellow, 1997-2002.