Shorebird ecology, conservation, and management [[electronic resource] /] / Mark A. Colwell

• Autore: Colwell Mark A
• Pubblicazione: Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (345 p.)
• Disciplina: 598.3/317
• Soggetto topico: Shore birds - Conservation; Birds - Conservation
• Soggetto non controllato: animal population; animals; avian group; avian; biology; birds; breeding areas; breeding biology; breeding; conservation; earth sciences; ecology; environment; environmentalism; estuaries; foraging; freshwater; habitat; life sciences; migration; nature; nonfiction; ornithology; predators; reproductive biology; science; shorebirds; social behavior; wetlands; wildlife; zoology
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. SYSTEMATICS, PHYLOGENY, AND PHYLOGEOGRAPHY -- 3. MORPHOLOGY, ANATOMY, AND PHYSIOLOGY -- 4. MATING SYSTEMS -- 5. BREEDING BIOLOGY -- 6. MIGRATION -- 7. FORAGING ECOLOGY AND HABITAT USE -- 8. SHOREBIRDS AS PREDATORS -- 9. SPATIAL ECOLOGY AND WINTER SOCIAL ORGANIZATION -- 10. POPULATION BIOLOGY -- 11. HABITAT CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT -- 12. MANAGING PREDATORS -- 13. MANAGING HUMAN DISTURBANCE -- 14. EDUCATION AND OUTREACH -- Appendix -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Shorebirds are model organisms for illustrating the principles of ecology and excellent subjects for research. Their mating systems are as diverse as any avian group, their migrations push the limits of endurance, and their foraging is easily studied in the open habitats of estuaries and freshwater wetlands. This comprehensive text explores the ecology, conservation, and management of these fascinating birds. Beginning chapters examine phylogenetic relationships between shorebirds and other birds, and cover shorebird morphology, anatomy, and physiology. A section on breeding biology looks in detail at their reproductive biology. Because shorebirds spend much of their time away from breeding areas, a substantial section on non-breeding biology covers migration, foraging ecology, and social behavior. The text also covers shorebird demography, population size, and management issues related to habitat, predators, and human disturbances. Throughout, it emphasizes applying scientific knowledge to the conservation of shorebird populations, many of which are unfortunately in decline.
• Titolo autorizzato: Shorebird ecology, conservation, and management
• ISBN: 1-282-89604-0; 9786612896040; 0-520-94796-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910785230803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II