Mammal Community Dynamics: Management and Conservation in the Coniferous Forests of Western North America

by Edited by Cynthia J. Zabel , Robert G. Anthony

• ISBN13: 9780521810432
• ISBN10: 0521810434
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-10-20
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Conservation of mammals in the coniferous forests of western North America has shifted in recent years from species-based strategies to community- and ecosystem-based strategies, resulting in an increase in the available information on mammalian communities and their management. This book provides a synthesis of the published literature on the role of forest mammals in community structure and function, with emphasis on their management and conservation. In addition to coverage of some of the charismatic megafauna such as grizzly bears, gray wolves, mountain lions, elk and moose, the book also provides a thorough treatment of small terrestrial mammals, arboreal rodents, bats, medium-sized carnivores, and ungulates. The unique blend of theoretical and practical concepts makes this book equally suitable for managers, educators, and research biologists who will find it a valuable reference to the recent literature on a vast array of topics on mammalian ecology.

Table of Contents

List of contributors	ix
Foreword	xvii
JACK WARD THOMAS
Acknowledgments	xix
Part I Management and conservation issues for various taxa
Introduction and historical perspective	3	(6)
CYNTHIA J. ZABEL AND ROBERT G. ANTHONY
2 Forests and woodlands of western North America	9	(32)
MILES A. HEMSTROM
3 Faunal composition and distribution of mammals in western coniferous forests	41	(40)
TIMOTHY E. LAWLOR
4 Habitat ecology and conservation of bats in western coniferous forests	81	(39)
JOIN P. HAYES
5 Ecological relationships of terrestrial small mammals in western coniferous forests	120	(37)
JAMES G. HALLETT, MARGARET A. O'CONNELL AND CHRIS C. MAGUIRE
6 Ecology and conservation of arboreal rodents of western coniferous forests	157	(50)
WINSTON P. SMITH, ROBERT G. ANTHONY, JEFFREY R. WATERS, NORRIS L. DODD AND CYNTHIA J. ZABEL
7 Small and mid-sized carnivores	207	(43)
STEVEN W. BUSKIRK AND WILLIAM J. ZIELINSKI
8 Ecology, conservation, and restoration of large carnivores in western North America	250	(46)
KYRAN E. KUNKEL
9 Ungulates in western coniferous forests: habitat relationships, population dynamics, and ecosystem processes	296	(47)
JOHN G. KIE, R. TERRY BOWYER AND KELLEY M. STEWART
Part II Community and ecosystem relations
10 Relationships among fungi and small mammals in forested ecosystems	343	(31)
DANIEL L. LUOMA, JAMES M. TRAPPE, ANDREW W. CLARIDGE, KATHERINE M. JACOBS AND EFREN CAZARES
11 Ecology of coarse woody debris and its role as habitat for mammals	374	(31)
WILLIAM C. MCCOMB
12 The ecological role of tree-dwelling mammals in western coniferous forests	405	(39)
KEITH B. AUBRY, JOHN P. HAYES, BRIAN L. BISWELL AND BRUCE G. MARCOT
13 The role of ungulates and large predators on plant communities and ecosystem processes in western national parks	444	(43)
FRANCIS J. SINGER, GUIMING WANG AND N. THOMPSON HOBES
14 The role of the lynx-hare cycle in boreal forest community dynamics	487	(23)
STAN BOUTIN, CHARLES J. KREBS, RUDY BOONSTRA AND ANTHONY R.E. SINCLAIR
15 Associations of mammals with riparian ecosystems in Pacific Northwest forests	510	(57)
ROBERT G. ANTHONY, MARGARET A. O'CONNELL, MICHAEL M. POLLOCK AND JAMES G. HALLETT
Part III Conservation issues and strategies
16 Small mammals in a landscape mosaic: implications for conservation	567	(20)
KARL J. MARTIN AND WILLIAM C. MCCOMB
17 Measuring and interpreting connectivity for mammals in coniferous forests	587	(27)
L. SCOTT MILLS, MICHAEL K. SCHWARTZ, DAVID A. TALLMON AND KEVIN P. LAIR
18 An evolutionary and behavioral perspective on dispersal and colonization of mammals in fragmented landscapes	614	(17)
JERRY O. WOLFF
19 The functional diversity of mammals in coniferous forests of western North America	631	(34)
BRUCE G. MARCOT AND KEITH B. AUBRY
20 Synopsis and future perspective	665	(14)
ROBERT G. ANTHONY AND CYNTHIA J. ZABEL
Index	679