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.

Since the industrialization of fishing, fisheries scientists have been subject to intense economic and political pressures, which have affected the way the science has developed. The origins and effects of these pressures are traced in this 1994 book to concerns about determining the causes of fluctuations in fish and whale catches, and to resistance to regulation of fishing activity when populations are depleted. The development of partial theories of fish population dynamics are described using examples of both national and international fisheries. The causes of the difficulties encountered in generalizing these theories are examined, setting the stage for the limitation of scope of these studies that still influences the form and extent of fisheries research today. This is a fascinating resource for all those interested in fisheries science and the way it has developed in the last 150 years.

Since the industrialization of fishing, fisheries scientists have been subject to intense economic and political pressures, which have affected the way the science has developed. The origins and effects of these pressures are traced in this 1994 book to concerns about determining the causes of fluctuations in fish and whale catches, and to resistance to regulation of fishing activity when populations are depleted. The development of partial theories of fish population dynamics are described using examples of both national and international fisheries. The causes of the difficulties encountered in generalizing these theories are examined, setting the stage for the limitation of scope of these studies that still influences the form and extent of fisheries research today. This is a fascinating resource for all those interested in fisheries science and the way it has developed in the last 150 years.

McMinn had never had a cross country champion, but a group of runners from Athens had other things in mind. Join them on their quest to make history.

After landing in his dream job, Chet Miller is living on borrowed time. Coaching the worst team in baseball and with his team owner selling his best players, he must find a way to win. When he discovers three ninjas practicing in a local dojo he thinks his prayers may have been answered. Join the insanity of the funniest and zaniest season ever.

When Sam's car is found abandoned, Dex becomes the prime suspect in his disappearance. But Dex knows something that no one else does. Sam may have found some way to go back and relive the most exciting time he and his best friend ever shared. But how can Dex find him? And will they be able to prevent the most catastrophic disaster ever? This is the first book of the Sam and Dex Adventures.

A collection of short stories by one of the most creative and brilliant writers of our generation.

Lifelong Vanderbilt fan Joe Daily would like nothing better than seeing the Commodores win the SEC title and the National Championship. Then he meets Allistair Appel who promises to make him the greatest player to ever play the game and maybe even give his team a title as well. But will the price be too high? Will Joe Daily, now Joey Goodman, be able to turn back before it's too late?

Meet Josh Raines. He's about to be a senior at McMinn County High School. He runs cross country and track. Josh Raines is dying. Meet Tully Kismet. Smart. Pretty. She's about to be a senior at McMinn Central High School. She runs cross country and track. Tully has a secret, and when she meets Josh she doesn't tell him her secret until it's too late for either of them to run away. Is it possible for a young adult novel to be heart wrenching and yet uplifting all at the same time? That's Run For Your Life, so named because that's what the heroes do. They run for their lives.