Background
Getz, Wayne Marcus was born on April 26, 1950 in Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa. Came to the United States, 1979.
( Whether in felling trees for wood, rearing insects for ...)
Whether in felling trees for wood, rearing insects for biological control, or culling animals for conservation purposes, efficient management of biological systems requires quantitative analysis of population growth and harvesting policies. Aiming to encourage the exchange of ideas among scientists involved in the management of fisheries, wildlife, forest stands, and pest control, the authors of this work present a general framework for modeling populations that reproduce seasonally and that have age or stage structure as an essential component of management strategy. The book represents the first time that examples from such diverse areas of biological resource management have been brought together in a unified modeling framework using the standard notation of mathematical systems theory. In addition, the authors combine a nonlinear extension of Leslie matrix theory and certain linear elements, thereby permitting interesting analytical results and the creation of compact, realistic simulation models of resource systems.
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biomathematician educator researcher
Getz, Wayne Marcus was born on April 26, 1950 in Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa. Came to the United States, 1979.
Bachelor of Science with honors, University Witwatersrand, South Africa, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy, University Witwatersrand, South Africa, 1976. Doctor of Science, University Cape Town, South Africa, 1995.
Research scientist Council for Science and Industrial Research, Pretoria, South Africa, 1974-1979. Biomathematician University California, Berkeley, since 1979, professor entomology, 1987-1993, professor environmental science, since 1993, chair division insect biology, 1995—2000, Berkeley chancellor's professor, 1998—2001. Extraordinary professor University Pretoria, South Africa, since 2003, fellow Mammal Research Institute.
Consultant National Marine Fisheries Service, 1980—1989. Fellow Royal Society South Africa.
( Whether in felling trees for wood, rearing insects for ...)
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member International Society for Neuroethology, Society American Naturalist, International Society for Ecological Modelling, International Neurological Network Society, Ecology Society American, Resource Modelling Association (president 1995-1996, board directors 1992-1998), Society for Mathematics Biology.
Married Jennifer Bryna Gonski, February 15, 1972. Children: Stacey Lynn, Trevor Russell.