Ecology and Conservation of Lesser Prairie-Chickens

Herausgeber: Haukos, David A; Boal, Clint

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Produktbeschreibung

This book is a compendium of data, analytical results, and synthesis generated among expert wildlife biologists, conservation biologists, and ornithologists regarding the Lesser Prairie-Chicken. It thoroughly reviews the life history, genetics, and ecology of the species and gives a detailed analysis of the issues and risks relative to conservation as well as an overview of potential conservation tools. It provides a definitive reference for conservation researchers, managers, and policy makers as well as those with interests in environmental science, avian biology, game bird management, or Great Plains ecology.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Apple Academic Press
• Seitenzahl: 376
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Februar 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 257mm x 188mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 1139g
• ISBN-13: 9781482240221
• ISBN-10: 148224022X
• Artikelnr.: 42750032

Autorenporträt

David A. Haukos, PhD, is the unit leader of the US Geological Survey, Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at Kansas State University, Manhattan. He earned his PhD from Texas Tech University, Lubbock. His research focuses on the ecology and conservation of the High Plains ecosystems and species. He has been involved with the conservation of and research on Lesser Prairie-Chickens since 1986, when he researched the reproductive ecology of Lesser Prairie-Chickens in west Texas for his MS thesis. Since then, he has been associated with numerous research and conservation efforts related to the Lesser Prairie-Chicken, with numerous publications on the ecology and management of the species throughout its range. Clint W. Boal, PhD, is the assistant unit leader of the US Geological Survey, Texas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at Texas Tech University, Lubbock. He earned his PhD from the University of Arizona, Tucson. His research background is in predatory bird ecology, the conservation of rare and decreasing species, and general avian ecology in the context of anthropogenic land changes. He has been involved with the conservation of and research on Lesser Prairie-Chickens since 2007, with numerous publications on the ecology and management of Lesser Prairie-Chickens in west Texas and New Mexico.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: The Lesser Prairie-Chicken. HISTORICAL AND LEGAL PERSPECTIVES
. A History of Lesser Prairie-Chickens. Legal Status of the Lesser
Prairie-Chicken. ECOLOGY. Population Dynamics of the Lesser
Prairie-Chicken. Genetic Variation and Population Structure in the Prairie
Grouse: Implications for Conservation of the Lesser Prairie-Chicken.
Habitat. Harvest. Predation and Lesser Prairie-Chickens. Macroparasite,
Microparasite, and Noninfectious Diseases of Lesser Prairie-Chickens.
EMERGING ISSUES. Public and Private Land Conservation Dichotomy. Impacts of
Energy Development, Anthropogenic Structures, and Land Use Change on Lesser
Prairie-Chickens. Climate Change. Conservation of Lesser Prairie-Chickens:
A Case Study. CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT. Grasslands of Western Kansas,
North of the Arkansas River. Lesser Prairie-Chickens of the Sand Sagebrush
Prairie. The Lesser Prairie-Chicken in the Mixed-Grass Prairie of Oklahoma,
Kansas, and Texas. Ecology and Conservation of Lesser Prairie-Chickens in
Sand Shinnery Oak Prairie. Synthesis, Conclusions, and a Path Forward.