Wildlife ecology, conservation, and management

By:

Sinclair, Anthony R.E

Contributor(s):

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Malden, MA ; Oxford : Blackwell Pub., 2006.Edition: 2nd EditionDescription: xii, 469 p. : illustrations ; + 1 computer compact disc (4 3/4 in.)ISBN:

1405107375
1405138068
9781405138062
9781405107372

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

639.9 SIN

Contents:

1 Introduction: goals and decisions -- Part 1. Wildlife ecology -- 2. Biomes -- 3. Animals as individuals -- 4. Food and nutrition -- 5. The ecology of behavior -- 6. Population growth -- 7. Dispersal, dispersion, and distribution -- 8. Population regulation, fluctuation and competition within species -- 9. Competition and facilitation between species -- 10. Predation -- 11. Parasites and pathogens -- 12. Consumer-resource dynamics --Part 2. Wildlife conservation and management -- 13. Counting animals -- 14. Age- and stage-structure -- 15. Model evaluation and adaptive management -- 16. Experimental management -- 17. Conservation in theory -- 18. Conservation in practice -- 19. Wildlife harvesting -- 20. Wildlife control -- 21. Ecosystem management and conservation --Appendices -- Glossary -- References -- Index.

Summary: "This extensively revised edition of Wildlife Ecology, Conservation, and Management provides a succinct and clear introduction to general ecological principles, and then goes on to show how those principles can be applied to wildlife management and conservation." "The unique feature of this book is that general ecology is explained first, allowing those students who do not have an ecology background to get to grips

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Reference Books	Main Library Reference	Reference	639.9 SIN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		012081

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Included Index,Glossary

1 Introduction: goals and decisions --
Part 1. Wildlife ecology --
2. Biomes --
3. Animals as individuals --
4. Food and nutrition --
5. The ecology of behavior --
6. Population growth --
7. Dispersal, dispersion, and distribution --
8. Population regulation, fluctuation and competition within species --
9. Competition and facilitation between species --
10. Predation --
11. Parasites and pathogens --
12. Consumer-resource dynamics --Part 2. Wildlife conservation and management --
13. Counting animals --
14. Age- and stage-structure --
15. Model evaluation and adaptive management --
16. Experimental management --
17. Conservation in theory --
18. Conservation in practice --
19. Wildlife harvesting --
20. Wildlife control --
21. Ecosystem management and conservation --Appendices --
Glossary --
References --
Index.

"This extensively revised edition of Wildlife Ecology, Conservation, and Management provides a succinct and clear introduction to general ecological principles, and then goes on to show how those principles can be applied to wildlife management and conservation." "The unique feature of this book is that general ecology is explained first, allowing those students who do not have an ecology background to get to grips

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