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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797294603321

Titolo

Wildlife habitat conservation : concepts, challenges, and solutions / / edited by Michael L. Morrison & Heather A. Mathewson ; contributors, William M. Block [and twenty others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Baltimore, Maryland : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-4214-1611-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (200 p.)

Collana

Wildlife Management and Conservation

Disciplina

333.954

Soggetti

Habitat conservation

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 at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; PART I: Foundation; 1 The Misunderstanding of Habitat; 2 Exploration and Critique of Habitat and Habitat Quality; 3 Demographic Consequences of Habitat; 4 Managing Habitats in a Changing World; PART II: Habitats in Peril; 5 Habitat Loss and Degradation: Understanding Anthropogenic Stressors and Their Impacts on Individuals, Populations, and Communities; 6 Population Genetics and Wildlife Habitat; 7 Habitat Fragmentation and Corridors; 8 The Impact of Invasive Species on Wildlife Habitat; PART III: Research and Conservation

9 Thoughts on Models and Prediction10 Manage Habitat, Monitor Species; 11 The Effects of Disturbance and Succession on Wildlife Habitat and Animal Communities; 12 Wildlife Habitat Restoration; Conclusion: Synthesis for Advancing Useful Knowledge of Habitat: Unifying Themes or Many Directions?; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z