Article ID: CBB551967420

Climate, Fascism, and Ibex: Experiments in Using Population Dynamics Modeling as a Historiographical Tool (2019)

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In the interwar years the Gran Paradiso ibex population followed two subsequent, contrasting trends: a steady rise once the national park was established in 1922, followed by a precipitous fall after the Fascist regime took direct control of conservation in 1934, which almost led to the colony’s extinction. This paper addresses the issue of how models taken from population ecology may inform historical narratives. The data for the interwar years were analyzed using a statistical model based on climate and population density, which has proved reliable for most of the post-World War II period. The article highlights the pivotal role of anthropic variables in determining the inter-war trends and how these are best analyzed using historical scholarship.

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Authors & Contributors
Casado de Otaola, Santos
Carruthers, Jane
Jacob S. T. Dlamini
Szilágyi, András
Dilsaver, Lary M.
Watt, Laura Alice
Concepts
National parks and reserves
Population ecology
Wildlife conservation
Science and government
Applied mathematics
Models and modeling in science
Time Periods
20th century
21st century
20th century, late
20th century, early
19th century
18th century
Places
United States
South Africa
Spain
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Norway
North America
Institutions
Joshua Tree National Park
Kruger National Park (South Africa)
United States. National Park Service
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