LEADER 04037nam 22006254a 450 001 9910777851503321 005 20230607222004.0 010 $a1-281-74069-1 010 $a9786611740696 010 $a0-300-12711-1 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300127119 035 $a(CKB)1000000000471920 035 $a(EBL)3420029 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000236955 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11176356 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000236955 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10189030 035 $a(PQKB)10288711 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3420029 035 $a(DE-B1597)484820 035 $a(OCoLC)1024047884 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300127119 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3420029 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10170055 035 $a(OCoLC)923589991 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000471920 100 $a20011221d2002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun#---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRestoring North America's birds$b[electronic resource] $elessons from landscape ecology /$fRobert A. Askins ; illustrations by Julie Zickefoose 205 $a2nd ed. 210 $aNew Haven $cYale University Press$d[2002] 215 $a1 online resource (349 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-300-09316-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [283]-317) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tPreface --$tChapter 1.. Grassland Birds of the East Coast --$tChapter 2. Another Quiet Decline --$tChapter 3. The Great Plains --$tChapter 4. Lost Birds of the Eastern Forest --$tChapter 5. Deep-forest Birds and Hostile Edges --$tChapter 6. Industrial Forestry and the Prospects for Northern Birds --$tChapter 7. Birds of the Western Mountain Slopes --$tChapter 8. Declining Birds of Southwestern Floodplains --$tChapter 9. Red-cockaded Woodpeckers and the Longleaf Pine Woodland --$tChapter 10. Landscape Ecology --$tAfterword --$tAppendix 1. Scientific Names of Organisms Other Than Birds --$tNotes --$tReferences --$tIndex 330 $aThe decline of bird species in a wide range of North American habitats-forests, prairies, shrublands, mountain regions, marshes, and deserts-has inspired two decades of intense scientific study of bird ecology and conservation. But for professional scientists and amateur birders alike, interpreting the results of these diverse studies is often complex and bewildering. This accessible book pulls together recent research on bird species and habitats to show how basic ecological principles apply in seemingly different situations. Robert A. Askins provides an engaging introduction to bird ecology and concepts of landscape ecology, focusing on such intriguing species as Bachman's Warbler, Red Crossbill, Mountain Plover, and Marbled Murrelet. Understanding the ancient landscapes of North America and how humans have changed them, Askins says, is essential for devising plans to protect and restore bird populations. In addition to such obvious changes to the landscape as the clearing of forests and plowing of prairies, more subtle changes also dramatically affect birds. Species may disappear when we interrupt natural disturbances by suppressing wildfires or trapping out beaver, or when we disrupt habitat with roads and housing developments. Askins challenges some of the assumptions that underlie current conservation efforts and offers concrete recommendations, based on sound ecological principles, for protecting the rich natural diversity of North America's birds. 606 $aBirds$xConservation$zNorth America 606 $aLandscape ecology$zNorth America 615 0$aBirds$xConservation 615 0$aLandscape ecology 676 $a333.95/816/097 700 $aAskins$b Robert$01123417 701 $aZickefoose$b Julie$01571224 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910777851503321 996 $aRestoring North America's birds$93845511 997 $aUNINA