[PDF] Population Systems, A General Introduction – A. Berryman (Springer, 2008) Table Of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-xv Front Matter....Pages 1-1 A Brief Look at General Systems....Pages 3-26 Population Dynamics and an Elementary Model....Pages 27-57 Population Regulation and a General Model....Pages 59-95 Front Matter....Pages 97-97 Interactions between Two Species....Pages 99-150 Interactions in Space....Pages 151-178 Ecological Communities....Pages 179-200 Epilogue....Pages 201-205 Back Matter....Pages 207-222
Info:This book is concerned with the general principles and theories of population ecology, based on the idea that the rules governing the dynamics of populations are relatively simple, and that the rich behavior we observe in nature is a consequence of the structure of the system rather than of the complexity of the underlying rules. From this perspective, the dynamic behavior of single-species populations is examined and an elementary feedback model of the population system is developed. This single-species model is refined and generalized by examining the mechanisms of population regulation. Graphical procedures are developed for evaluating the behavior of populations inhabiting variable environments, which are then applied to the analysis of interactions between two species. Finally, spatial effects on population behavior and communities composed of many interacting species are examined.
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