Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds of prey
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Effects of Military Training and Fire in the Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area
Author: Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area, Resource Management Plan
Author: Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area Research and Monitoring Annual Report
Author: United States. Bureau of Land Management. Boise District OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds of prey
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
Bird Conservation Implementation and Integration in the Americas
Author: Wasatch-Cache and Uinta National Forests (N.F.), Wasatch Powderbird Guides Permit Renewal
Author: Proceedings
Author: Construction and Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation on the Reservation of the Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians and the Related Transportation Facility in Tooele County, Utah
Author: General Technical Report PSW.
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ISBN:
Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 666
Book Description
Grand Canyon National Park (N.P.), Fire Management Plan
Author: Predicting Species Occurrences
Author: J. Michael ScottPublisher: Island Press
ISBN: 9781597263054
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 940
Book Description
Predictions about where different species are, where they are not, and how they move across a landscape or respond to human activities -- if timber is harvested, for instance, or stream flow altered -- are important aspects of the work of wildlife biologists, land managers, and the agencies and policymakers that govern natural resources. Despite the increased use and importance of model predictions, these predictions are seldom tested and have unknown levels of accuracy.Predicting Species Occurrences addresses those concerns, highlighting for managers and researchers the strengths and weaknesses of current approaches, as well as the magnitude of the research required to improve or test predictions of currently used models. The book is an outgrowth of an international symposium held in October 1999 that brought together scientists and researchers at the forefront of efforts to process information about species at different spatial and temporal scales. It is a comprehensive reference that offers an exhaustive treatment of the subject, with 65 chapters by leading experts from around the world that: review the history of the theory and practice of modeling and present a standard terminology examine temporal and spatial scales in terms of their influence on patterns and processes of species distribution offer detailed discussions of state-of-the-art modeling tools and descriptions of methods for assessing model accuracy discuss how to predict species presence and abundance present examples of how spatially explicit data on demographics can provide important information for managers An introductory chapter by Michael A. Huston examines the ecological context in which predictions of species occurrences are made, and a concluding chapter by John A. Wiens offers an insightful review and synthesis of the topics examined along with guidance for future directions and cautions regarding misuse of models. Other contributors include Michael P. Austin, Barry R. Noon, Alan H. Fielding, Michael Goodchild, Brian A. Maurer, John T. Rotenberry, Paul Angermeier, Pierre R. Vernier, and more than a hundred others.Predicting Species Occurrences offers important new information about many of the topics raised in the seminal volume Wildlife 2000 (University of Wisconsin Press, 1986) and will be the standard reference on this subject for years to come. Its state-of-the-art assessment will play a key role in guiding the continued development and application of tools for making accurate predictions and is an indispensable volume for anyone engaged in species management or conservation.