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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459907303321

Titolo

Monitoring animal populations and their habitats : a practitioner's guide / / authors, Brenda McComb. [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, Fla. : , : CRC Press, , 2010

ISBN

0-429-13827-X

1-282-50392-8

9786612503924

1-4200-7058-4

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (300 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

McCombBrenda C

Disciplina

639.9

Soggetti

Wildlife monitoring

Habitat (Ecology)

Wildlife management

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front cover; Contents; Preface; The Authors; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Lessons Learned from Current Monitoring Programs; Chapter 3. Community-Based Monitoring; Chapter 4. Goals and Objectives Now and Into the Future; Chapter 5. Designing a Monitoring Plan; Chapter 6. Factors to Consider When Designing the Monitoring Plan; Chapter 7. Putting Monitoring to Work on the Ground; Chapter 8. Field Techniques for Population Sampling and Estimation; Chapter 9. Techniques for Sampling Habitat; Chapter 10. Database Management; Chapter 11. Data Analysis in Monitoring; Chapter 12. Reporting

Chapter 13. Uses of the Data: Synthesis, Risk Assessment, and Decision MakingChapter 14. Changing the Monitoring Approach; Chapter 15. The Future of Monitoring; Appendix; Index; Back cover

Sommario/riassunto

In the face of so many unprecedented changes in our environment, the pressure is on scientists to lead the way toward a more sustainable future. Written by a team of ecologists, Monitoring Animal Populations and Their Habitats: A Practitioner's Guide provides a framework that natural resource managers and researchers can use to design



monitoring programs that will benefit future generations by distilling the information needed to make informed decisions. In addition, this text is valuable for undergraduate- and graduate-level courses that are focused on monitoring animal populations. With the