Wildlife Ecology and Management

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ISBN: 9780130662507 | 013066250X
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Copyright: 7/10/2002

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This exceptionally comprehensive, single-source introduction to the art, science, theories, practices, and issues of wildlife management is ideal for the novice in the subject.Features full-chapters on predators, urban wildlife, policy, water, soil, diseases, conservation biology. New, up-to-date issues covered include the removal of dams, global warming, emerging diseases among elk and deer, adaptive harvest management, animal rights groups, women hunters, population data, migratory animals and more.For anyone interested in an exceptionally comprehensive introduction to wildlife management and conservation.

Foreword

Preface

xvii

What is Wildlife Management?

(6)

A Brief History

(2)

What Does a Wildlife Manager Do?

(2)

Summary

(2)

Neglect and Exploitation

(13)

In the Beginning

(3)

Bison: A Story of Near Extinction

(1)

The Passenger Pigeon: An American Tragedy

(1)

Others, Too, Are Gone

(2)

Wood Ducks, Wild Turkeys, and Other Near Extinctions

(1)

Problems of Excess: Reindeer, Deer, and Blackbirds

(2)

Predator Control: Bounties, Baits, and Blunders

(1)

Exotic Wildlife

(2)

Summary

(2)

Some Successes in Managing Wildlife

(12)

Restoration of Bison

(1)

Lead Poisoning: Almost Gone

(3)

Return of Wood Ducks

(1)

Wild Turkeys: Turning Failure into Success

(1)

Restoration of Mammals in North America

(1)

Marine Mammals

(2)

Some Successes With Birds

(1)

Elusive Measures of Successful Management

(2)

Summary

(1)

Ecosystems and Natural Communities

(16)

Matter and Energy

(3)

Range of Tolerance

(2)

Niche

(2)

Natural Communities-Changes in Time and Space

(2)

Succession and Wildlife Management

(1)

Diversity and Stability

(4)

Summary

(2)

Population Ecology

(22)

Some Definitions

(1)

The Logistic Equation

(3)

Field Studies

(2)

Births and Deaths

(3)

Sex Ratios and Mating Systems

(1)

Age-Specific Birth Rates

(2)

Additive and Compensatory Mortality

(1)

Life Tables and Survivorship Curves

(3)

Sources of Population Data

(3)

Organization of a Population-Management Problem

(1)

Metapopulations

(1)

Population Models

(2)

The Human Population

(2)

Summary

(1)

Animal Behavior and Wildlife Management

(22)

Habitat Selection

(1)

Courtship Behavior

(2)

Reproductive Physiology and Behavior

(1)

Territorial Behavior

(2)

Sexual Segregation

(1)

Circadian Rhythms

(1)

Dispersal

(1)

Responses of Wildlife to Humans

(2)

Imprinting and Parental Care

(2)

Migration

(7)

Birds

(2)

Reptiles

(1)

Mammals

(3)

Invertebrates

(1)

Managing Migratory Animals

(1)

Too Many Geese

(3)

Summary

(2)

Food and Cover

(26)

Food

(4)

Digestive Systems of Birds and Mammals

(3)

Energy

(1)

Carbohydrates

(1)

Fats

(1)

Proteins

(1)

Vitamins

(1)

Macronutrients

(1)

Micronutrients

(1)

Ecology and Evolution of Feeding Behavior and Defense

(7)

Quality of Food

(3)

Quantity of Food

101

(1)

Responses to Food Shortages

102

(1)

Physical Condition and Nutrition

103

(1)

Food Management

103

(4)

Cover

107

(6)

Cover As Shelter

108

(2)

Cover As Concealment

110

(3)

Edges and Edge Effect

113

(5)

Summary

116

(2)

Wildlife Diseases

118

(31)

Why Study Wildlife Diseases?

118

(4)

Perspectives

122

(5)

Diseases and Habitat

127

(5)

Diseases and Populations

132

(6)

Diseases and Biological Controls

138

(2)

``New'' Diseases

140

(3)

Lyme Disease

143

(2)

Wildlife Diseases and Humans

145

(4)

Summary

148

(1)

Predators and Predation

149

(29)

Predator Behavior and Prey Survival

149

(3)

Predation in Natural Communities

152

(16)

Theoretical Predator-Prey Systems

153

(1)

Laboratory Studies of Predator-Prey Systems

154

(2)

Field Observations of Predator-Prey Systems

156

(7)

Field Experiments with Predator-Prey Systems

163

(3)

Wolf Control in Alaska

166

(2)

Deer-Predator Relationships: A Hard Look at the Literature

168

(1)

Predation on Domestic Animals

168

(10)

Extent of the Problem

170

(1)

Control Methods

170

(2)

Effectiveness of Control Methods on Coyote Numbers

172

(2)

Effects of Coyote Control on Other Animals

174

(1)

Public Policy and Predator Control

174

(3)

Summary

177

(1)

Hunting and Trapping

178

(22)

To Hunt or Not to Hunt

179

(1)

Should Hunting Continue in North America?

179

(4)

The Effects of Hunting on Populations of Animals

183

(1)

Harvest and Hunting

184

(8)

Mallard

186

(2)

American Woodcock

188

(2)

Wild Turkey

190

(1)

Deer

191

(1)

Managing for the Hunter

192

(1)

Women as Hunters

193

(1)

Hunting by Native Americans

194

(1)

The Millennium Accord on North America's Hunting Heritage

195

(1)

Trapping and Furbearers

195

(5)

Trapping in Ontario

196

(2)

Traps

198

(1)

Trapping and Hunting Education

198

(1)

Summary

199

(1)

Wildlife and Water

200

(42)

Some Properties of Water

200

(2)

Some Ecological Influences of Water

202

(2)

Water, Distribution, and Isolation

204

(2)

Water and Wildlife Populations

206

(4)

Physiological and Behavioral Responses

210

(3)

Water, Disasters, and Hard Times

213

(4)

Reservoir Effect and Management

217

(2)

Beaver, Water, and Wildlife

219

(2)

Alligators and Marsh Ecology

221

(2)

Oil, Water, and Birds Don't Mix

223

(2)

Water and Raw Sewage

225

(2)

``Acid Rain:'' A Changing Environment

227

(4)

Water Developments and Wildlife

231

(5)

1996 Experimental Flood in the Grand Canyon

236

(1)

Removal of Dams, An Emerging Trend?

237

(5)

Summary

241

(1)

Wildlife and Soils

242

(23)

Some Features of Soil

242

(5)

Some Influences of Soil on Wildlife

247

(11)

A Tropical Paradox

253

(3)

Desertification

256

(2)

Some Influences of Wildlife on Soils

258

(3)

Fertilization

261

(4)

Summary

264

(1)

Wildlife and Farmlands

265

(33)

Agriculture: A Brief History

265

(1)

What's Happened to Farms and Farmland?

266

(4)

Farm Crops as Wildlife Food

270

(8)

Erosion, Sedimentation, and Wildlife

278

(2)

Agricultural Chemicals and Wildlife

280

(8)

Some Kinds of Insecticides

283

(4)

Herbicides

287

(1)

Fertilizers

287

(1)

Farming for Wildlife

288

(10)

Shelterbelts

288

(4)

Odd Areas and Roadsides

292

(2)

Tillage

294

(2)

``Wildlife Partners'' Calendars

296

(1)

Summary

296

(2)

Wildlife and Rangelands

298

(30)

Grasses

298

(2)

The Animal Unit

300

(1)

Management of Range Vegetation

300

(8)

Mechanical Methods

303

(2)

Herbicides

305

(2)

Fire

307

(1)

Grazing and Wildlife

308

(9)

Overgrazing

310

(3)

Grazing and Trout

313

(2)

Grazing Systems

315

(2)

Range Fires and Wildlife

317

(2)

Fencing

319

(2)

Burros and Rangelands

321

(1)

Game Ranching

322

(6)

An African Saga

325

(1)

Summary

326

(2)

Forest Management and Wildlife

328

(21)

Some Basics of Forest Management

330

(2)

A System for Considering Needs of Forest Wildlife in Federal and State Forests

332

(1)

Clear-cutting and Wildlife

332

(3)

Snags

335

(1)

Deadwood and Fuel

336

(1)

Forest Fires and Wildlife

337

(3)

Old-Growth Forests---A Special Case?

340

(2)

Private Woodlands

342

(2)

Forest Management for Ruffed Grouse---An Example of Featured-Species Management

344

(5)

Summary

348

(1)

Wildlife in Parks and Refuges

349

(21)

Enjoyment of Wildlife by Park Visitors

349

(2)

National Parks

351

(4)

Overpopulation of Animals in Parks

355

(2)

Bears

357

(2)

Preservation, Human Populations, and Park Development

359

(3)

Transfrontier Parks

362

(1)

Refuges

363

(7)

State Wildlife Refuges

364

(1)

Management Overview

364

(1)

Some Functions of Refuges

365

(1)

Organic Act

366

(1)

Problems

367

(1)

Summary

368

(2)

Urban Wildlife

370

(26)

Urban Wildlife Resources

372

(6)

Urban Monoculture

378

(1)

Urban Zones

379

(1)

Multiple-Use Management in the City

380

(3)

Aspects of Urban Management

383

(5)

Urban Conservation Treaties

388

(1)

Urban Wildlife as Pests

389

(7)

Summary

395

(1)

Exotic Wildlife

396

(30)

The Case for Exotic Game

401

(8)

A Pattern of Success?

402

(2)

Reasons for Failure

404

(1)

Some Concerns about Exotics

404

(5)

North America's Outdoor Zoo

409

(6)

Transplants Within North America

415

(4)

Some North American Exports

419

(3)

For Better or Worse?

422

(1)

Guidelines and Policies

423

(3)

Summary

425

(1)

Nongame and Endangered Wildlife

426

(26)

Definition

427

(1)

Economic Values

427

(2)

An Unfinished Agenda

429

(1)

State Funding for Nongame Management

430

(1)

Status and Concerns of Nongame Management

431

(1)

Out of Africa: Vulture Restaurants

432

(2)

Endangered Species

434

(2)

A Brief History of Nongame and Endangered Species

436

(5)

Endangered Species Legislation

437

(4)

Triage: The Crush of Decision

441

(1)

``Safe Harbor''

442

(2)

Management of Endangered Species

444

(8)

Summary

451

(1)

Economics of Wildlife

452

(14)

National Surveys

452

(1)

Nonconsumptive Value of Wildlife

453

(2)

The Owl Wars

455

(1)

Economics of Fisheries

455

(1)

Farming Wildlife

456

(3)

Economics of Sport Hunting

459

(4)

Economics of Mitigation

463

(1)

Beyond Dollars and Cents

464

(2)

Summary

465

(1)

Conservation Biology and Wildlife Management

466

(30)

``On the Ground'' with Conservation Biology

468

(1)

Levels of Conservation Biology

468

(4)

Examples of Conservation Biology Interacting with Wildlife Management

472

(4)

Population Genetics

472

(1)

The Wolves of Isle Royale

473

(1)

Northern Spotted Owl

474

(2)

Conservation in Other Lands

476

(1)

Island Biogeography

476

(4)

Corridors

480

(4)

Songbirds and Fragmented Forests

484

(2)

Biodiversity: Hot Spots and Managed Lands

486

(1)

Minimum Viable Populations

487

(4)

Global Warming and Wildlife

491

(3)

Human Population

494

(2)

Summary

494

(2)

Wildlife as A Public Trust

496

(40)

Sources

497

(1)

Agency Structure and Development

498

(5)

National Biological Service

503

(1)

New Training, New Profession

504

(1)

Policy and Wildlife Law

504

(7)

Biological Foundation

504

(2)

Enforcement

506

(5)

Policy: Social and Economic Factors

511

(1)

Policy: Scientific and Technological Factors

512

(1)

Legal Jurisdiction

513

(1)

National Policies

514

(7)

Lacey Act

514

(1)

Restoration Acts

515

(1)

Land and Water Policies

516

(2)

National Environmental Policy Act

518

(3)

Policies of Sentiment

521

(2)

Public Attitudes

523

(3)

Who and What?

524

(1)

Americans and Issues

525

(1)

Public Awareness

526

(1)

Canadian Wildlife Service

526

(2)

Resource Management in Mexico: SEMARNAP

528

(1)

A Contrast in Europe

529

(7)

Summary

535

(1)

Conclusion

536

(4)

Glossary

540

(13)

Literature Cited

553

(60)

Index

613

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Wildlife Ecology and Management

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