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Description: |
xvii, 506 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-490) and index. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: Designing carnivore surveys / Luigi Boitani, Paolo Ciucci, and Alessio Mortelliti -- Mind the map: trips and pitfalls in making and reading maps of carnivore distribution / Carlo Rondinini and Luigi Boitani -- Non-invasive sampling for carnivores / Marcella J. Kelly, Julie Betsch, Claudia Wultsch, Bernardo Mesa, and L. Scott Mills -- Humane and efficient capture and handling methods for carnivores / Gilbert Proulx, Marc R.L. Cattet, and Roger A. Powell -- Carnivores in hand / Kerry R. Foresman -- Radio telemetry equipment and applications for carnivores / Mark R. Fuller and Todd K. Fuller -- Estimating demographic parameters / Ken H. Pollock, James D. Nichols, and K. Ullas Karanth -- Movements, home ranges, activity, and dispersal / Roger A. Powell -- Carnivore habitat ecology: integrating theory and application / Michael S. Mitchell and Mark Hebblewhite -- Describing food habits and predation: field methods and statistical considerations / Erlend B. Nilsen, David Christianson, Jean-Michel Gaillard, Duncan Halley, John D.C. Linnell, Morten Odden, Manuela Panzacchi, Carole Toigo, and Barbara Zimmermann -- Reproductive biology and endocrine studies / Cheryl S. Asa -- Investigating cause-specific mortality and diseases in carnivores: tools and techniques / Greta M. Wengert, Mourad W. Gabriel, and Deana L. Clifford -- Mitigation methods for conflicts associated with carnivore depredation on livestock / John D.C. Linnell, John Odden, and Annette Mertens -- Carnivore restoration / Michael K. Stoskopf -- Designing a monitoring plan / Eric M. Gese, Hilary S. Cooley, and Frederick F. Knowlton -- Assessing conservation status and units for conservation / Urs Breitenmoser, Christine Breitenmoser-Würsten, and Luigi Boitani. |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
This title provides concise, yet authoritative descriptions of the most common techniques used to study wild carnivores and to conserve and manage their populations within increasingly human-dominated landscapes. |