Name: Wildlife Ecology, Conservation and Management By Anthony R. E. Sinclair (University of British Columbia)
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Wildlife Ecology, Conservation and Management Summary

Wildlife Ecology, Conservation and Management by Anthony R. E. Sinclair (University of British Columbia)

The second edition of Wildlife Ecology, Conservation, and Management provides a thorough introduction to general ecological principles and examines how they can be applied to wildlife management and conservation. Expanded and updated, this second edition includes new chapters on understanding ecosystems and the use of computer models in wildlife management. It gives a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of ecology including the latest theories on population dynamics and conservation. It reviews practical applications and techniques and how these can be used to formulate realistic objectives with in an ecological framework. Examples of real-life management situations from around the world provide a broad perspective on the international problems of conservation. Worked examples on CD enable students to practice calculations explained in the text. Artwork from the book is available to instructors online at website. An Instructor manual CD-ROM for this title is available. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Wildlife Ecology, Conservation and Management Reviews

This book has one very interesting feature: it comes with a CD Rom complete with exercises and an evaluation copy of a mathematical calculating/drawing program called Mathcad... Overall, a comprehensive text, well designed, aimed at the more experienced student/conservationist. (Teaching Ecology Group Newsletter) The scope of the book is broad and the subject matter logically presented and well-explained. (Bulletin of the British Ecological Society)

About Anthony R. E. Sinclair (University of British Columbia)

Tony Sinclair is former Director of the Centre for Biodiversity Research at the University of British Columbia, Canada. Working in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Africa, on ecology and conservation projects for over 40 years, he also carries out research in Canadian subartic ecosystems, as well as being involved in conservation issues in Australia and New Zealand. Previous publications include: Wildlife Ecology (1994), African Buffalo (1977), Serengeti (1979), Serengeti II (1995), Serengeti III (forthcoming), and Conserving National Diversity (2000). John Fryxell is currently at the Department of Integrative Biology, at the University of Guelph, Canada, having previously worked at the University of British Columbia and as Wildlife Consultant for the Provincial Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. His current research focuses on the role of behavior in population and community dynamics of large mammals. He is the author of Individual behaviour and Community Dynamics (1998) and the forthcoming title Serengeti III with Tony Sinclair.

Preface. 1 Introduction. 2 Biomes. 3 Animals as individuals. 4 Population growth. 5 Dispersal, dispersion, and distribution. 6 Food and feeding. 7 The ecology of behavior. 8 Population regulation, fluctuation and competition within species. 9 Competition and facilitation between species. 10 Predation. 11 Consumer-resource dynamics. 12 Parasites and pathogens. 13 Communities and ecosystems. 14 Counting animals. 15 Experimental management. 16 Model evaluation and adaptive management. 17 Conservation in theory. 18 Conservation in practice. 19 Wildlife harvesting. 20 Wildlife control. References. Appendices. Index

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GOR005117733

ISBN 13

9781405107372

ISBN 10

1405107375

Title

Wildlife Ecology, Conservation and Management by Anthony R. E. Sinclair (University of British Columbia)

Author

Anthony R. E. Sinclair (University of British Columbia)

Condition

Used - Very Good

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Paperback

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Year published

20051216

Number of pages

488

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This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

Wildlife Ecology, Conservation and Management Anthony R. E. Sinclair (University of British Columbia)

Wildlife Ecology, Conservation and Management by Anthony R. E. Sinclair (University of British Columbia)

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Wildlife Ecology, Conservation and Management by Anthony R. E. Sinclair (University of British Columbia)

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