Product Description

This work looks at the construction, analysis and interpretation of matrix population models in the biological sciences. It looks at such topics as stage-classified matrix models; sensitivity analysis and evolutionary demography; and matrix population models in conservation and management.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1678686 in Books
• Published on: 2000
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 710 pages

Simon Levin, Princeton University
"A masterful survey of an immense body of work, superbly presented by the leading authority on the topic. Highly recommended."

Peter M. Kareiva, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
"The Second Edition is lively, authoritative, innovative, and wide-ranging--one of those rare 'must buy' books."

Joel E. Cohen, Rockefeller and Columbia Universities
"I recommend it to colleagues and students for its careful and readable exposition of mathematical tools and real biological examples."