Wildlife Science: Linking Ecological Theory and Management Applications

ISBN-13: 9780849374876 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 384 str.

Timothy E. Fulbright; David G. Hewitt

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< P> A compilation of the scientific papers presented at the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute's 25th Anniversary Conference of April 2006, Wildlife Science: Linking Ecological Theory and Management Applications elucidates the theoretical underpinnings of wildlife management and applies evolving ecological concepts to changes and adaptations in management practices. Divided into five parts, the first two parts deal with the landscape ecology of birds and mammals respectively. Part three highlights the importance of climate when applying ecological theory to habitat management. Part four considers wildlife disease and reveals the role of genetics in conservation and ecology, part five covers the economic and social issues affecting wildlife science.< /P>

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Preface, Linking Ecological Theory and Management Applications, BIRDS, Conservation and Management for Migratory Birds: Insights from Population Data and Theory in the Case of White-Winged Dove, Avian Ecology at the Landscape Scale in South Texas: Applying Metapopulation Theory to Grassland Bird Conservation, Global Biodiversity Conservation: We Need More Managers and Better Theorists, Upland Game Bird Management: Linking Theory and Practice in South Texas, An Ecological Basis for Management of Wetland Birds, Linking Waterfowl Ecology and Management: A Texas Gulf Coast Perspective, MAMMALS, Conserving the Cats, Cougar as a Model: A Review, Effects of Drought on Bobcats, Ocelots, and Their Prey, Seeing the World through the Nose of a Bear - Diversity of Foods Fosters Behavioral and Demographic Stability, Metapopulations, Food, and People: Bear Management in Northern Mexico, Ecology, Evolution, Economics, and Ungulate Management, Density Dependence in Deer Populations: Relevance for Management in Variable Environments, HABITAT, From the Management of Single Species to Ecosystem Management, Applying Ecological Theory to Habitat Management: The Altering Effects of Climate, ANIMAL HEALTH AND GENETICS, The Introduction and Emergence of Wildlife Diseases in North America, Wildlife Disease Management: An Insurmountable Challenge?, Conservation Genetics of Marine Turtles: Ten Years Later, Genetics and Applied Management: Using Genetic Methods to Solve Emerging Wildlife Management Problems, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ISSUES AFFECTING WILDLIFE SCIENCE, Society, Science, and the Economy: Exploring the Emerging New Order in Wildlife Conservation, Wildlife and Ranching: From Externality to Profit Center

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Timothy E. Fulbright, David G. Hewitt