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UNINA9910677461403321 |
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Titolo |
Reintroduction biology : integrating science and management / / edited by John G. Ewen ... [et al.] |
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Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-4443-5581-3 |
1-4443-5583-X |
1-283-42651-X |
9786613426512 |
1-4443-5580-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (527 p.) |
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Collana |
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Conservation science and practice series ; ; no. 9 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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