Wildlife ecology, conservation, and management
Sinclair, Anthony R.E. :
Wildlife ecology, conservation, and management - 2nd Edition. - Malden, MA ; Oxford : Blackwell Pub., 2006. - xii, 469 p. : illustrations ; + 1 computer compact disc (4 3/4 in.)
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
1405107375 1405138068 9781405138062 9781405107372
Wildlife management.
Wildlife conservation.
Animal ecology.
639.9 / SIN
Wildlife ecology, conservation, and management - 2nd Edition. - Malden, MA ; Oxford : Blackwell Pub., 2006. - xii, 469 p. : illustrations ; + 1 computer compact disc (4 3/4 in.)
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
1405107375 1405138068 9781405138062 9781405107372
Wildlife management.
Wildlife conservation.
Animal ecology.
639.9 / SIN