The Boreal Owl: Ecology, Behaviour and Conservation of a Forest-Dwelling Predator

ISBN-13: 9780521113717 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 408 str.

Erkki Korpimaki

Opis

A study of the Boreal Owl's hunting modes, habitats prey interactions, reproduction, dispersal, survival and mortality, population regulation and conservation.

Recenzje

'This sumptuous book, written by the world's foremost Boreal Owl experts and chock full of interesting information … is literally 'worth its weight in gold' … It is highly recommended for every university library and for every keen owl student throughout the world.' C. Stuart Houston, The Canadian Field-Naturalist

Spis treści

Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Boreal (or Tengmalm's) Owls: briefly; 3. Study areas and research methods; 4. Habitat use, roosts and nest sites; 5. Interactions with prey animals; 6. Life-history; 7. Mating and parental care; 8. Reproduction; 9. Dispersal and autumn movements; 10. Survival and mortality under temporally varying food conditions; 11. Old forests increase survival and lifetime reproductive success; 12. Family planning under fluctuating food conditions; 13. Population dynamics; 14. Population regulation; 15. Conservation of Boreal Owl populations; References; Index.