| Adaptive Herbivore Ecology: From Resources to Populations in Variable Environments Contributor(s): Owen-Smith, R. Norman (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521148367 ISBN-13: 9780521148368 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $54.14 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Zoology - General - Science | Life Sciences - Ecology - Nature | Ecology |
| Dewey: 591.54 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Ecology (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.87" H x 6" W x 9" (1.26 lbs) 392 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The adaptation of herbivore behavior to seasonal and locational variations in vegetation quantity and quality is inadequately modelled by conventional methods. Norman Owen-Smith innovatively links the principles of adaptive behavior to their consequences for population dynamics and community ecology, through the application of a metaphysiological modeling approach. The main focus is on large mammalian herbivores occupying seasonally variable environments such as those characterized by African savannas, but applications to temperate zone ungulates are also included. Issues of habitat suitability, species coexistence, and population stability or instability are similarly investigated. |