Raptor

by Bird, David M.; Bildstein, Keith L.; Barber, David R.; Zimmerman, Andrea

• ISBN13: 9780888396396
• ISBN10: 0888396392
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-01-01
• Publisher: Hancock House Pub Ltd

Summary

This is the much antici-pated and thoroughly updated version of the popular but long out of print "Raptor Management Techniques Manual". Produced by the Raptor Research Foundation, this is a compre-hensive work designed for use by raptor researchers and conserva-tionists and natural-resource managers around the world. Each chapter has been authored by experts in the field and has undergone rigorous review. Not an all-inclusive manual or detailed "how-to" book, this new work reflects the state of the art in raptor research, with up-to-date information on various techniques, and numerous references to additional sources for details and cautions regarding various field and laboratory techniques and management tools. Beginning with a general review of the field of raptor research, it includes insights into field-study techniques, information on the energetics, physiology, pathology, and toxicology of raptors; it cov-ers reduction of management and researcher disturbance, mitiga-tion, population monitoring at migration watchsites, captive breed-ing, the augmentation of wild populations, and rehabilitation, and concludes with chapters on public education and legal considerations. This book will enhance standardisation in the field, speed improvement in techniques and help those who study and manage birds to better protect them.

Table of Contents

Preface

The Raptor Literature

Raptor Identification, Ageing, and Sexing

Systematics

Study Design, Data Management, Analysis, and Presentation

Survey Techniques

Migration Counts and Monitoring

Behavioral Studies

Food Habits

Habitat Sampling

Accessing Nests

Assessing Nesting Success and Productivity

Capture Techniques

Marking Techniques

Spatial Tracking - Radio Tracking

Satellite Tracking

Stable Isotopes and Trace Elements

Energetics

Physiology Gastrointestinal

Hematological

Reproductive

Pathology Disease

Ectoparasites

Endoparasites

Toxicology

Reducing Management and Research Disturbance

Mitigation

Captive Breeding

Augmenting Wild Populations and Food Resources

Rehabilitation

Public Education

Legal Considerations

Index

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