"Habitat" is probably the most common term in ecological research.
Elementary school students are introduced to the term, college
students study the concept in depth, hunters make their plans based
on it, nature explorers chat about the different types, and land
managers spend enormous time and money modifying and restoring
habitats. Although a broad swath of people now have some notion of
what habitat is-opening up ample opportunity for further education
and conservation-the scientific community has by and large failed
to define it concretely, despite repeated attempts in the
literature to come to meaningful conclusions regarding what habitat
is and how we should study, manipulate, and ultimately conserve it.
Wildlife Habitat Conservation presents an up-to-date review of the
habitat concept, provides a scientifically rigorous definition, and
emphasizes how we must focus on those critical factors contained
within what we call habitat. The result is a habitat concept that
promises long-term persistence of animal populations. Key concepts
and items in the book include: the necessity of moving away from
vague and inconsistent perspectives to more rigorous and standard
conceptual definitions of wildlife and their habitat; a discussion
of the essential integration of population demographics and
population persistence with the concept of habitat; the importance
of carry over and lag effects, behavioral processes, genetics, and
species interactions to our understanding of habitat; an
examination of spatiotemporal heterogeneity, realized through
fragmentation, disruption to eco-evolutionary processes, and
alterations to plant and animal assemblages; and, an explanation of
how anthropogenic effects alter population size and distribution
(isolation), genetic processes, and species diversity (including
exotic plants and animals). It includes advocacy of proactive
conservation and management through predictive modeling,
restoration, and monitoring. Each chapter is accessibly written in
a style that will be welcomed by private land owners and public
resource managers at local, state, and federal levels. Also ideal
for undergraduate and graduate natural resource and conservation
courses, the book is organized perfectly for a one semester class.
Contributors:William M. Block, Kathi L. Borgmann, J. Curtis
Burkhalter, Bret A. Collier, Courtney J. Conway, Clinton W. Epps,
Clinton D. Francis, Fred S. Guthery, Douglas H. Johnson, Julie L.
Lockwood, Heather A. Mathewson, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael L.
Morrison, Amanda D. Rodewald, Jamie S. Sanderlin, Michael K.
Schwartz, K. Shawn Smallwood, Bronson K. Strickland, Beatrice Van
Horne, Lisette P. Waits, and, John A. Wiens.
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