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Record Nr.

UNINA9910958779803321

Autore

Morrison Michael L

Titolo

Wildlife-habitat relationships : concepts and applications / / Michael L. Morrison, Bruce G. Marcot, R. William Mannan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, : Island Press, c2006

ISBN

9781597266338

1597266337

9781435628687

1435628683

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (521 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MarcotBruce G

MannanR. William

Disciplina

591.7

Soggetti

Habitat (Ecology)

Animal ecology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyrights Page -- Table of Contents -- Figures, Tables, and Boxes -- Preface -- About the Third Edition -- Acknowledgments -- Part I: Concepts of Wildlife-Habitat Relationships -- Ch. 1 The Study of Habitat: A Historical and Philosophical Perspective -- Ch. 2: The Evolutionary Perspective -- Ch. 3: The Habitat, Niche, and Population Perspectives -- Part II: The Measurement of Wildlife-Habitat Relationships -- Ch. 4: The Experimental Approach in Wildlife Science -- Ch. 5: Measuring Wildlife Habitat: What to Measure and How to Measure It -- Ch. 6: Measuring Wildlife Habitat: When to Measure and How to Analyze -- Ch. 7: Measuring Behavior -- Ch. 8: Habitats through Space and Time: Heterogeneity and Disturbance -- Ch. 9: Wildlife in Landscapes: Populations and Patches -- Ch. 10: Modeling Wildlife-Habitat Relationships -- Part III: The Management of Wildlife Habitat -- Ch. 11: Managing Habitat for Animals in an Evolutionary and Ecosystem Context -- Ch. 12: The Future: New Initiatives and Advancing Education -- Afterword -- Glossary -- About the Authors -- Author Index -- Subject Index.

Sommario/riassunto

The book offers a unique synthesis and critical evaluation of data,



methods, and studies.