Species Conservation: A Population-Biological Approach

Front Matter....Pages i-vii
Introductory Remarks: Population Biology, the Scientific Interface to Species Conservation....Pages 1-13
Genetics and Conservation Biology....Pages 15-29
Gene Conservation and the Preservation of Adaptability....Pages 31-47
Population Extinction by Mutational Load and Demographic Stochasticity....Pages 49-59
The Stabilizing Potential of Spatial Heterogeneity — Analysis of an Experimental Predator-Prey System....Pages 61-72
Ecological Risk Analysis for Single and Multiple Populations....Pages 73-87
Genetic and Phenotypic Variation in Relation to Population Size in Two Plant Species: Salvia pratensis and Scabiosa columbaria ....Pages 89-101
Plasticity in Life History Traits of the Freshwater Pearl Mussel — Consequences for the Danger of Extinction and for Conservation Measures....Pages 103-120
Allozyme Variation and Conservation: Applications to Spiny Lobsters and Crocodilians....Pages 121-139
Conservation of Amphibian Populations in Britain....Pages 141-157
Pollination: An Integrating Factor of Biocenoses....Pages 159-170
Population Biology of an Invading Tree Species — Prunus serotina ....Pages 171-184
An Experiment on Dynamic Conservation of Genetic Resources With Metapopulations....Pages 185-198
Population Dynamics of Cory’s Shearwater ( Calonectris diomedea ) and Eleonora’s Falcon ( Falco eleonorae ) in the Eastern Mediterranean....Pages 199-212
Housing Viable Populations in Protected Habitats: The Value of a Coarse-grained Geographic Analysis of Density Patterns and Available Habitat....Pages 213-226
Are There Minimal Areas for Animal Populations?....Pages 227-264
The Isolation of Animal and Plant Populations: Aspects for a European Nature Conservation Strategy....Pages 265-275
Epilogue....Pages 277-281