Population Viability Analysis

By: Steven R. Beissinger (Editor), Dale R. McCullough (Editor)

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Paperback | 4 May 2002 | Edition Number 1

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As human populations and the resources required to support societies continue to grow, an increasing number of plant and animal species around the world are facing extinction. Given limited time, space, and money, how do we decide which management actions will be most effective to avert extinctions?

In this book, many of the world's leading conservation and population biologists evaluate what has become a key tool in estimating extinction risk and evaluating potential recovery strategies-population viability analysis, or PVA. PVA integrates data on the life history, demography, and genetics of a species with information on environmental variability, using computer models ranging from simple measures of population growth rate to complex spatial simulations, to predict whether a given population will remain viable (i.e., not go extinct) under various management options. A synthetic and objective overview of the latest theoretical and methodological advances, Population Viability Analysis will be crucial reading for conservationists, land managers, and policy makers.

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"[This] is the most important book on population viability analysis since the concept first emerged in the early 1980s. The balanced approach to the use of PVA in this book clarifies its strengths and weaknesses and provides clear direction for how it should be applied for years to come. Population Viability Analysis is a critically important contribution to the development and application of conservation science. It will certainly become a 'conservation classic.' " - Paul R. Ehrlich, Stanford University

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Foreword: Raising the Bar	p. ix
Editors' Preface	p. xiii
Overview of Population Viability Analysis
Population Viability Analysis: Past, Present, Future	p. 5
Incorporating Stochasticity in Population Viability Analysis	p. 18
Reconciling the Small-Population and Declining-Population Paradigms	p. 41
The Role of Genetics in Population Viability Analysis	p. 50
Metapopulations of Animals in Highly Fragmented Landscapes and Population Viability Analysis	p. 86
Plant Population Viability and Metapopulation-Level Processes	p. 109
Population Viability Analysis and Conservation Policy	p. 123
Issues in the Parameterization and Construction of Pva Models
Definition and Estimation of Effective Population Size in the Conservation of Endangered Species	p. 147
Estimating Parameters of PVA Models from Data on Marked Animals	p. 169
Including Uncertainties in Population Viability Analysis Using Population Prediction Intervals	p. 191
Bayesian Population Viability Analysis	p. 213
Incorporating Uncertainty in Population Viability Analyses for the Purpose of Classifying Species by Risk	p. 239
Integrating Theory and Practice in the Use of Population Viability Analysis
How Good Are PVA Models? Testing Their Predictions with Experimental Data on the Brine Shrimp	p. 257
Evolution of Population Viability Assessments for the Florida Panther: A Multiperspective Approach	p. 284
Population Viability Analysis for Plants: Understanding the Demographic Consequences of Seed Banks for Population Health	p. 312
Sensitivity Analysis to Evaluate the Consequences of Conservation Actions	p. 338
Application of Molecular Genetics to Conservation: New Issues and Examples	p. 367
Pedigree Analyses in Wild Populations	p. 388
Rangewide Risks to Large Populations: The Cape Sable Sparrow as a Case History	p. 406
Population Viability Analysis, Management, and Conservation Planning at Large Scales	p. 425
The Future of Population Viability Analysis
Predictive Bayesian Population Viability Analysis: A Logic for Listing Criteria, Delisting Criteria, and Recovery Plans	p. 447
Decision Theory for Population Viability Analysis	p. 470
Incorporating Human Populations and Activities into Population Viability Analysis	p. 490
Fitting Population Viability Analysis into Adaptive Management	p. 511
Guidelines for Using Population Viability Analysis in Endangered-Species Management	p. 521
About the Contributors	p. 551
Index	p. 563
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