Sources, Sinks and Sustainability

Ideal for researchers and natural-resource managers, this book explores new research and novel perspectives on 'sources and sinks' - a powerful framework for conceptualizing the population dynamics of animals, plants and microorganisms. It presents the latest advances in source-sink theory, methods and applications for sustaining natural resources and biodiversity.

Source-sink theories provide a simple yet powerful framework for understanding how the patterns, processes and dynamics of ecological systems vary and interact over space and time. Integrating multiple research fields, including population biology and landscape ecology, this book presents the latest advances in source-sink theories, methods and applications in the conservation and management of natural resources and biodiversity. The interdisciplinary team of authors uses detailed case studies, innovative field experiments and modeling, and comprehensive syntheses to incorporate source-sink ideas into research and management, and explores how sustainability can be achieved in today''s increasingly fragile human-dominated ecosystems. Providing a comprehensive picture of source-sink research as well as tangible applications to real world conservation issues, this book is ideal for graduate students, researchers, natural-resource managers and policy makers.