Anthony R. E. Sinclair, John M. Fryxell, Graeme Caughley

Wildlife Ecology, Conservation and Management (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The second edition of Wildlife Ecology, Conservation, andManagement provides a thorough introduction to generalecological principles and examines how they can be applied towildlife management and conservation. * Expanded and updated, this second edition includes new chapterson understanding ecosystems and the use of computer models inwildlife management * Gives a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of ecology includingthe latest theories on population dynamics and conservation * Reviews practical applications and techniques and how these canbe used to formulate realistic objectives with in an ecologicalframework * Examples of real-life management situations from around theworld provide a broad perspective on the international problems ofconservation * Worked examples on CD enable students to practice calculationsexplained in the text Artwork from the book is available to instructors online at www.blackwellpublishing.com/sinclair.An Instructor manual CD-ROM for this title is available. Pleasecontact our Higher Education team at [e-mail] more information. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials arenot included as part of eBook file.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 488
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. März 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781444309133
• Artikelnr.: 38308023

Autorenporträt

Tony Sinclair is former Director of the Centre forBiodiversity 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 alsocarries out research in Canadian subartic ecosystems, as well asbeing 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), andConserving National Diversity (2000). John Fryxell is currently at the Department ofIntegrative Biology, at the University of Guelph, Canada, havingpreviously worked at the University of British Columbia and asWildlife Consultant for the Provincial Government of Newfoundlandand Labrador. His current research focuses on the role of behaviorin population and community dynamics of large mammals. He is theauthor of Individual behaviour and Community Dynamics (1998)and the forthcoming title Serengeti III with TonySinclair.