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 Modeling Demographic Processes in Marked Populations (Environmental and Ecological Statistics) $169.00 This book brings together biologists and statisticians in an interdisciplinary synthesis to develop new methods to overcome the most significant challenges and constraints faced by quantitative biologists seeking to model demographic rates. The book is centered on the ten key areas in the field where important problems in demographic analysis are being solved with new statistical methods. Each area presents one overview written by an acknowledged expert in this field, and four original research contributions. The 10 key areas are: - Abundance estimation; direct, proxies and point counts; Population dynamics; - Combining sources of information; - Dispersal movement and migration; - State uncertainty: assignment error and unobservable states; - Robust design: sampling, applications and advances; - Bayesian applications: advances, random effects and hierarchical models; - Evolutionary ecology; - Wildlife and conservation management; - Software developments for the modelling of demographic rates in marked populations.  The Age of Aging: How Demographics are Changing the Global Economy and Our World $29.95 George Magnus' "The Age of Aging" is more than just demographics in book form but a truly global account of the upcoming population transitions that are slowly taking place around our fine planet. While demographics in book form can be a very dry subject, Mr. Magnus writes an exceptional review in thought provoking form which is not dry at all. So why should one care about the world of demographics anyway? One very good reason is that we have no precedents to guide us for a situation of a rapidly aging population because the world's population has always grown in the past. Yes, the world's population will continue to grow on the whole for a number of years, but many industrialized countries actually will start to have population decreases very soon and some are already there. This book is not an alarmist, but the worry and concern is that many institutions are just not prepared for the aging population which might bring with it strong political currents when seniors do not get what they were promised. In addition, when you want to regain your Super Power status but your population is shrinking, this also has potential geopolitical repercussions (i.e. Russia). How these themes play out is anyone's guess, but one should at least be aware of the potentialities. On the whole, a thorough look thru the global prism of the forthcoming demographic shifts and their probable pocket book economic repercussions. For reference and for those that may want to research more from an economic perspective, I would also recommend "Fewer: How the New Demography of Depopulation Will Shape Our Future" by Ben J. Wattenberg and "Boom, Bust & Echo" by David K. Foot and Daniel Stoffman.  Demographic Winter & Demographic Bomb $39.99 Get both DVDs Demographic Winter and Demographic Bomb and save off retail. The global birthrate is declining with such ferocity that many nations may cease to exist. These films show the dire affects of this trend, as there will soon not be enough young to support the old among the worlds leading nations. |
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