Ecology and Conservation of Lynx in the United States

by Ruggiero, Leonard F.; Aubry, Keith B.; Buskirk, Steven W.; Koehler, Gary M.; Krebs, Charles; McKelvey, Kevin S.; Squires, John R.

• ISBN13: 9780870815775
• ISBN10: 0870815776
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-01-01
• Publisher: Univ Pr of Colorado

Table of Contents

Preface Ecology and Conservation of Lynx in the United States	1	(4)
Toward a Defensible Lynx Conservation Strategy: A Framework for Planning in the Face of Uncertainty	5	(16)
Leonard F. Ruggiero
Kevin S. McKelvey
Theoretical Insights into the Population Viability of Lynx	21	(18)
Kevin S. McKelvey
Steven W. Buskirk
Charles J. Krebs
Disturbance Ecology of North American Boreal Forests and Associated Northern Mixed/Subalpine Forests	39	(44)
James K. Agee
Habitat Fragmentation and Interspecific Competition: Implications for Lynx Conservation	83	(18)
Steven W. Buskirk
Species Conservation and Natural Variation Among Populations	101	(16)
Leonard F. Ruggiero
Michael K. Schwartz
Keith B. Aubry
Charles J. Krebs
Amanda Stanley
Steven W. Buskirk
The Ecology of Snowshoe Hares in Northern Boreal Forests	117	(46)
Karen E. Hodges
Ecology of Snowshoe Hares in Southern Boreal and Montane Forests	163	(44)
Karen E. Hodges
History and Distribution of Lynx in the Contiguous United States	207	(58)
Kevin S. McKelvey
Ecology of Lynx in Northern Canada and Alaska	265	(42)
Garth Mowat
Kim G. Poole
Mark O'Donoghue
Canada Lynx Habitat and Topographic Use Patterns in North Central Washington: A Reanalysis	307	(30)
Kevin S. McKelvey
Yvette K. Ortega
Gary M. Koehler
Keith B. Aubry
J. David Brittell
Lynx Home Range and Movements in Montana and Wyoming: Preliminary Results	337	(14)
John R. Squires
Tom Laurion
Space-Use, Diet, Demographics, and Topographic Associations of Lynx in the Southern Canadian Rocky Mountains: A Study	351	(22)
Clayton D. Apps
Ecology of Canada Lynx in Southern Boreal Forests	373	(24)
Keith B. Aubry
Gary M. Koehler
John R. Squires
Comparative Ecology of Lynx in North America	397	(22)
Steven W. Buskirk
Leonard F. Ruggiero
Keith B. Aubry
Dean E. Pearson
John R. Squires
Kevin S. McKelvey
Lynx Conservation in an Ecosystem Management Context	419	(24)
Kevin S. McKelvey
Keith B. Aubry
James K. Agee
Steven W. Buskirk
Leonard F. Ruggiero
Gary M. Koehler
The Scientific Basis for Lynx Conservation: Qualified Insights	443	(12)
Leonard F. Ruggiero
Keith B. Aubry
Steven W. Buskirk
Gary M. Koehler
Charles J. Krebs
Kevin S. McKelvey
John R. Squires
Conservation of Lynx in the United States: A Systematic Approach to Closing Critical Knowledge Gaps	455	(20)
Keith B. Aubry
Leonard F. Ruggiero
John R. Squires
Kevin S. McKelvey
Gary M. Koehler
Steven W. Buskirk
Charles J. Krebs
Epilogue: The Scientific Basis for Lynx Conservation: Can We Get There From Here?
Leonard F. Ruggiero
Keith B. Aubry
Steven W. Buskirk
Gary M. Koehler
Charles J. Krebs
Kevin S. McKelvey
John R. Squires
Appendix A Common and Scientific Names	475