To understand modern principles of sustainable management and
the conservation of wildlife species requires intimate knowledge
about demography, animal behavior, and ecosystem dynamics. With
emphasis on practical application and quantitative skill
development, this book weaves together these disparate elements in
a singlecoherent textbook for senior undergraduate and graduate
students. It reviews analytical techniques, explaining the
mathematical and statistical principles behind them, and shows how
these can be used to formulaterealistic objectives within an
ecological framework.
This third edition is comprehensive and up-to-date, and
includes: Brand new chapters that disseminate rapidly developing
topics in the field: habitat use and selection; habitat
fragmentation, movement, and corridors; population viability.
analysis, the consequences of climate change; and evolutionary
responses to disturbanceA thorough updating of all chapters to
present important areas of wildlife research and management with
recent developments and examples.A new online study aid - a wide
variety of downloadable computer programs in the freeware packages
R and Mathcad, available through a companion website. Worked
examples enable readers to practice calculations explained in the
text and to develop a solid understanding of key statistical
procedures and population models commonly used in wildlife ecology
and management.The first half of the book provides a solid
background in key ecological concepts. The second half uses these
concepts to develop a deeper understanding of the principles
underlying wildlife management and conservation. Global examples of
real-life management situations provide a broad perspective on the
international problems of conservation, and detailed case histories
demonstrate concepts and quantitative analyses. This third edition
isalso valuable to professional wildlife managers, park rangers,
biological resource managers, and thoseworking in ecotourism.
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