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Wildlife ecology, conservation, and management

Anthony R.E. Sinclair, John M. Fryxell, Graeme Caughley

Blackwell Publishing, 2006

2nd ed

  • : pbk

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"First edition published 1994, second edition published 2006 by Blackwell Publishing Ltd."--T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references (p. 401-449) and index

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内容説明

The second edition of "Wildlife Ecology, Conservation, and Management" provides a thorough introduction to general ecological principles and examines how they can be applied to wildlife management and conservation. Expanded and updated, this second edition includes new chapters on understanding ecosystems and the use of computer models in wildlife management. It gives a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of ecology including the latest theories on population dynamics and conservation. It reviews practical applications and techniques and how these can be used to formulate realistic objectives with in an ecological framework. Examples of real-life management situations from around the world provide a broad perspective on the international problems of conservation. Worked examples on CD enable students to practice calculations explained in the text. Artwork from the book is available to instructors online at website. An Instructor manual CD-ROM for this title is available. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

目次

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

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