Wildlife Ecology, Conservation and Management, 2nd Edition

by Anthony R. E. Sinclair (University of British Columbia); John M. Fryxell (University of Guelph); Graeme Caughley (CSIRO Research)

• ISBN13: 9781444309133
• ISBN10: 1444309137
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2009-03-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

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. Gives a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of ecology including the latest theories on population dynamics and conservation. 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 www.blackwellpublishing.com/sinclair and by request on CD-ROM.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

Biomes

Animals as individuals

Population growth

Dispersal, dispersion, and distribution

Food and feeding

The ecology of behavior

Population regulation, fluctuation and competition within species

Competition and facilitation between species

Predation

Consumer-resource dynamics

Parasites and pathogens

Communities and ecosystems

Counting animals

Experimental management

Model evaluation and adaptive management

Conservation in theory

Conservation in practice

Wildlife harvesting

Wildlife control

References

Appendices

Index

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