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Record Nr.

UNINA9910677461403321

Titolo

Reintroduction biology : integrating science and management / / edited by John G. Ewen ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012

ISBN

1-4443-5581-3

1-4443-5583-X

1-283-42651-X

9786613426512

1-4443-5580-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (527 p.)

Collana

Conservation science and practice series ; ; no. 9

Altri autori (Persone)

EwenJohn G

Disciplina

570

Soggetti

Wildlife reintroduction

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

Reintroduction Biology; Contents; Contributors; Memorium of Don Merton; Foreword; Preface; 1. Animal Translocations: What Are They and Why Do We Do Them?; 2. A Tale of Two Islands: The Rescue and Recovery of Endemic Birds in New Zealand and Mauritius; 3. Selecting Suitable Habitats for Reintroductions: Variation, Change and the Role of Species Distribution Modelling; 4. The Theory and Practice of Catching, Holding, Moving and Releasing Animals; 5. Dispersal and Habitat Selection: Behavioural and Spatial Constraints for Animal Translocations

6. Modelling Reintroduced Populations: The State of the Art and Future Directions7. Monitoring for Reintroductions; 8. Adaptive Management of Reintroduction; 9. Empirical Consideration of Parasites and Health in Reintroduction; 10. Methods of Disease Risk Analysis for Reintroduction Programmes; 11. The Genetics of Reintroductions: Inbreeding and Genetic Drift; 12. Genetic Consequences of Reintroductions and Insights from Population History; 13. Managing Genetic Issues in Reintroduction Biology; 14. Summary; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book aims to further advance the field of reintroduction biology beyond the considerable progress made since the formation of the IUCN/SSC Re-introduction Specialist Group. Using an issue-based



framework that purposely avoids a structure based on case studies the book's central theme is advocating a strategic approach to reintroduction where all actions are guided by explicit theoretical frameworks based on clearly defined objectives. Issues covered include husbandry and intensive management, monitoring, and genetic and health management. Although taxonomically neutral there is a recognis