{"product_id":"population-demography-of-northern-spotted-owls-9780520270084","title":"Population Demography of Northern Spotted Owls","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Northern Spotted Owl, a threatened species that occurs in coniferous forests in the western United States, has become a well-known environmental symbol. But how is the owl actually faring? This book contains the results of a long-term effort by a large group of leading researchers to document population trends of the Northern Spotted Owl.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"One of the most exact and large-scale metapopulation analyses in the world.\" Luonnon Tutkija\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINTRODUCTION  STUDY AREAS  FIELD METHODS  ANALYTICAL METHODS  DEVELOPMENT OF COVARIATES  Barred Owl covariate  Habitat covariates  Weather and climate covariates  Land ownership, ecoregion, and latitude covariates  Reproduction covariate   FECUNDITY  Individual study areas  Meta-analysis of fecundity   APPARENT SURVIVAL  Individual study areas  Meta-analysis of apparent survival   ANNUAL RATE OF POPULATION CHANGE  Individual study areas  Estimates of realized population change  Meta-analysis of annual rate of population change      STATISTICAL CONVENTIONS     WORKSHOP PROTOCOLS  RESULTS  FECUNDITY  Individual study areas  Meta-analysis of fecundity   APPARENT SURVIVAL  Individual study areas  Meta-analysis of apparent survival on all areas  Meta-analysis of apparent survival on the eight NWFP monitoring areas  Potential cost of reproduction on survival  Effects of Barred Owls on recapture and survival   ANNUAL RATE OF POPULATION CHANGE  Individual study areas  Estimates of realized population change  Meta-analysis of annual rate of population change  DISCUSSION  FECUNDITY   APPARENT SURVIVAL   ANNUAL RATE OF POPULATION CHANGE AND REALIZED RATES OF POPULATION   CHANGE  Individual study areas  Meta-analysis of annual rate of population change   STATUS OF OWL POPULATIONS IN THE EIGHT NWFP MONITORING AREAS   ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN DEMOGRAPHIC PARAMETERS AND COVARIATES  Cost of reproduction on survival  Weather and climate  Barred Owls  Habitat   POTENTIAL BIASES IN ESTIMATES OF DEMOGRAPHIC PARAMETERS  Fecundity  Apparent survival  Annual rate of population change  Estimating goodness-of-fit and overdispersion  SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS, and RECOMMENDATIONS  ACKNOWLEDGMENTS  LITERATURE CITED  APPENDICES  TABLES  FIGURES","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49909390082391,"sku":"9780520270084","price":39.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520270084.jpg?v=1738271704","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/population-demography-of-northern-spotted-owls-9780520270084","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}