Population limitation in birds:
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1. Verfasser: Newton, Ian (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam Academic Press c1998
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. [481]-555) and index
Social systems and status -- Habitat and density regulation -- Territorial behaviour and density limitation -- Density-dependence -- Habitat fragments and metapopulations -- Food-supply -- Nest-sites -- Predation -- Parasites and pathogens -- Weather -- Inter-specific competition -- Interactions between different limiting factors -- Hunting and pest control -- Pesticides and pollutants -- Extinction
This book meets the demand for a comprehensive introduction to understanding the processes of population limitation. Recognized world-wide as a respected biologist and communicator, Dr. Ian Newton has now written a clear and detailed treatise on local scale population limiting factors in birds. It is based almost entirely on results from field studies, though it is set in a contemporary theoretical framework. The 16 chapters fall under three major section headings: Behavior and Density Regulation; Natural Limiting Factors; and Human Impacts. Population Limitation in Birds serves as a needed re
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ISBN:0080879233
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