Comparative Population Dynamics of Large Mammals: A Search for Management Criteria

摘要

Theory and a review of published empirical information provide a basis for characterizing the population dynamics of large mammals. Large mammals exhibit a distinct pattern in which most density dependent change occurs at levels near the carrying capacity. Such populations are most productive when managed at levels reduced only slightly below naturally occurring levels. The management of marine mammal populations with a view toward maintaining the integrity and stability of the relevant ecosystems requires a knowledge of ecosystems which are only beginning to be obtained. A review of population models for large mammals shows very little uniformity in the approaches being taken. A bibliography of publications dealing with the population dynamics of large mammals, is included in this report.