Carnivore Conservation

by Edited by John L. Gittleman , Stephan M. Funk , David W. MacDonald , Robert K. Wayne

• ISBN13: 9780521665377
• ISBN10: 052166537X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-07-02
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Carnivores are the focus of intense attention and resources in conservation biology. It is often argued that, because carnivores are at the top of the food chain, if they are protected, then other taxa will also be afforded adequate protection. Carnivores are also charismatic and compete with humans for dwindling space and environmental resources. In the past 10 years, theoretical and empirical studies on carnivores have developed very quickly. This volume reviews and summarises the current state of the field, describes limitations and opportunities for carnivore conservation, and offers a conceptual framework for future research and applied management. As such it will be of interest to students and researchers of conservation biology, mammalogy, animal behaviour, ecology and evolution.

Table of Contents

List of contributors	x
Acknowledgements	xiv
Why `carnivore conservation'?	1	(8)
John L. Gittleman
Stephan M. Funk
David W. Macdonald
Robert K. Wayne
Part 1: Problems	9	(212)
Past and future carnivore extinctions: a phylogenetic perspective	11	(24)
Andy Purvis
Georgina M. Mace
John L. Gittleman
Interspecific competition and the population biology of extinction-prone carnivores	35	(26)
Scott Creel
Goran Spong
Nancy Creel
Strategies for carnivore conservation: lessons from contemporary extinctions	61	(32)
Rosie Woodroffe
Alien carnivores: unwelcome experiments in ecological theory	93	(30)
David W. Macdonald
Michael D. Thom
Carnivore introductions and invasions: their success and management options	123	(22)
Luigi Boitani
Hybridization and conservation of carnivores	145	(18)
Robert K. Wayne
David M. Brown
Carnivore demography and the consequences of changes in prey availability	163	(16)
Todd K. Fuller
Paul R. Sievert
Human-carnivore interactions: adopting proactive strategies for complex problems	179	(17)
Marc Bekoff
The control, exploitation and conservation of carnivores	196	(25)
Warren E. Johnson
Eduardo Eizirik
Gina M. Lento
Part 2: Some approaches and solutions	221	(176)
Interdisciplinary problem solving in carnivore conservation: an introduction	223	(18)
Tim W. Clark
David J. Mattson
Richard P. Reading
Brian J. Miller
Assessment of carnivore reintroductions	241	(41)
Urs Breitenmoser
Christine Breitenmoser-Wursten
Ludwig N. Carbyn
Stephan M. Funk
Interactions between carnivores and local communities: conflict or co-existence?	282	(31)
Claudio Sillero-Zubiri
M. Karen Laurenson
New methods for obtaining and analyzing genetic data from free-ranging carnivores	313	(22)
Pierre Taberlet
Gordon Luikart
Eli Geffen
Applications of genetic concepts and molecular methods to carnivore conservation	335	(24)
Warren E. Johnson
Eduardo Eizirik
Melody Roelke-Parker
Stephen J. O'Brien
Role of reproductive sciences in carnivore conservation	359	(13)
David E. Wildt
Jogayle Howard
Janine Brown
Monitoring of terrestrial carnivore populations	372	(25)
Eric M. Gese
Part 3: Prospects for research and conservation	397	(142)
Changing landscapes: consequences for carnivores	399	(20)
Melvin E. Sunquist
Fiona Sunquist
Behaviour of carnivores in exploited and controlled populations	419	(24)
Laurence G. Frank
Rosie Woodroffe
The role of disease in carnivore ecology and conservation	443	(24)
Stephan M. Funk
Christine V. Fiorello
Sarah Cleaveland
Matthew E. Gompper
Geographic priorities for carnivore conservation in Africa	467	(17)
M. Gus L. Mills
Stefanie Freitag
Albert S. Van Jaarsveld
Estimating interpopulation dispersal rates	484	(14)
Peter M. Waser
Curtis Strobeck
David Paetkau
Setting priorities for carnivore conservation: what makes carnivores different?	498	(26)
Joshua R. Ginsberg
Postscript-carnivore conservation: science, compromise and tough choices	524	(15)
David W. Macdonald
References	539	(119)
Index	658