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Description: |
xi, 292 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: Anatomy of a disastrous success: the brushtail possum as an invasive species / Mick Clout and Kris Ericksen -- Possum feeding patterns: dietary tactics of a reluctant folivore / Graham Nugent, Peter Sweetapple, Jim Coleman [and others] -- Possums on the move: activity patterns, home ranges, and dispersal / Phil Cowan and Mick Clout -- Possum social behaviour / Tim Day, Cheryl O'Connor, and Lindsay Matthews -- Possum density, population structure, and dynamics / Murray Efford -- Possum reproduction and development / Terry Fletcher and Lynne Selwood -- Predators, parasites, and diseases of possums / Phil Cowan, John Clark, David Heath [and others] -- Possums as a reservoir of bovine TB / Jim Coleman and Peter Caley -- Impact of possums on primary production / Stephen Butcher -- Damage to native forests / Ian Payton -- Evidence of possums as predators of native animals / Richard Sadleir -- Monitoring possum populations / Bruce Warburton -- Techniques used for poisoning possums / David Morgan and Graham Hickling -- Toxicants used for possum control / Charles Eason, Bruce Warburton, and Ray Henderson -- Non-toxic techniques for possum control / Thomas Montague and Bruce Warburton. |
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Contents: Impacts of possum control on non-target species / Eric Spurr -- Public perceptions and issues in possum control / Gerard Fitzgerald, Roger Wilkinson, and Lindsay Saunders -- Economic analysis of possum management / Ross Cullen and Kathryn Bicknell -- Models for possum management / Nigel Barlow -- Fewer possums less bovine TB / Jim Coleman and Paul Livingstone -- Benefits of possum control for native vegetation / David Norton -- Do native wildlife benefit from possum control? / Clare Veltman -- Possums as a resource / Bruce Warburton, Gordon Tocher, and Neil Allan -- Biological control of possums: prospects for the future / Phil Cowan -- Development of decision support systems for possum management / David Choquenot and John Parkes. |