First published in 1981, Dynamics of Large Mammal Populations was
written by experts from four continents and six countries. It is a
collection of papers on the population dynamics of large mammals
and was the first synthesis of work in the field. The book helped
provide identity and coherence to an emerging field. It has become
a much-sought-after book. The theoretical and empirical studies
presented demonstrate the ways in which numbers of animals in large
mammal populations change over time in response to a variety of
factors. The studies cover a wide variety of species - including
both terrestrial and marine mammals - and compare the population
dynamics of various groups such as herbivores, carnivores,
ungulates, cetaceans and pinnipeds. Included are species involved
in controversial population management problems. Also covered are
advances in managing the populations of large mammals, and advances
in the theoretical basis of large mammal population dynamics.
Numerous examples detail the interaction of mammals with their
ecosystems. Population biologists, wildlife biologists and
managers, government researchers, environmentalists and marine
mammal scientists can use the information made available here as a
basis for comparative research and practical applications. "The
book contains an excellent mix of theoretical chapters, general
overviews, and studies of specific animal speces, ranging from
seals and whales to lions and elephants, taking deer, wolves, and
grizzly bears along the way... But to the specialist it will be
indispensable, forming as it does the only authoritative volume
that deals with the population dynamics of this important group of
animals." ORYX Fauna & Flora Preservation Society, July, 1983.
"One immediately realizes, by skimming the citations of the
different chapters, that the researchers, working on such animals
as whales, bears, seals, lions, and elephants had not been talking
to one another, and that this book represents something of a first
in this regard." Mathematical Biosciences, 1983. "The book will be
of particular interest and value to wildlife biologists faced with
problems of managing wildlife resources and to people who use the
resources." The Quarterly Review of Biology, 1982. "This is an
excellent book. One doesn't have to be a population biologist to
understand the material. Best of all, the authors are refreshingly
frank about areas of ignorance in population biology and the
failure of even the best simulaion models to fit the real world...
To sum up, there is food for thought in this volume for every
zoologist with an interest in population biology and especially for
those who study large mammals." BioScience 1982. "In bringing a
wealth of research effort to a wider readership, this book cannot
fail to stimulate" Biometrics, 1982.
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