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Description: |
xxv, 733 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 29 cm |
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General Note: |
"A Wildlife Management Institute book." |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 671-725) and index. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: Ch. 1. Of moose and man / Henry M. Reeves and Richard E. McCabe -- Ch. 2. Evolution, taxonomy and morphophysiology / Anthony B. Bubenik -- Ch. 3. Population distribution, density and trends / Patrick D. Karns -- Ch. 4. Reproduction, natality and growth / Charles C. Schwartz -- Ch. 5. Behavior / Anthony B. Bubenik -- Ch. 6. Population dynamics / Victor Van Ballenberghe and Warren B. Ballard -- Ch. 7. Predator/prey relationships / Warren B. Ballard and Victor Van Ballenberghe -- Ch. 8. Incidental mortality / Kenneth N. Child -- Ch. 9. Home range, dispersal and migration / Kris J. Hundertmark -- Ch. 10. Interspecific relationships / Arnold H. Boer -- Ch. 11. Habitat relationships / James M. Peek -- Ch. 12. Management of moose habitat / Ian D. Thompson and Robert W. Stewart -- Ch. 13. Food habits and feeding behavior / Lyle A. Renecker and Charles C. Schwartz -- Ch. 14. Nutrition and energetics / Charles C. Schwartz and Lyle A. Renecker -- Ch. 15. Pests, parasites and diseases / Murray W. Lanxester and William M. Samuel -- Ch. 16. Restraint, translocation and husbandry / Albert W. Franzmann -- Ch. 17. Population and harvest management / H.R. (Tim) Timmermann and M.E. (Mike) Buss -- Ch. 18. Hunting / Vincent F.J. Crichton -- Ch. 19. Future of moose management and research / Vincent F.J. Crichton [and others] -- App. A. Common and scientific names of plants cited -- App. B. Common and scientific names of animals cited. |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Review: "The most comprehensive book ever published on the North American moose, this abundantly illustrated volume fully explains moose biology and ecology and assesses the increasingly complex enterprise of managing moose. Twenty-one of the world's authorities on the species discuss its taxonomy, reproduction and growth; feeding habits, behavior, population dynamics, relationships with predators, incidental mortality, and seasonal migration patterns. They analyze the effect of new strategies of habitat and harvest management - including the planting of late-winter cover, hunting regulations, and aerial and ground-level tracking methods. They also describe immobilization, handling, and translocation practices and discuss the future of moose management."--Jacket. |
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Additional Physical Forms: |
Online version: Ecology and management of the North American moose. 2nd ed. Boulder, Colo. : University Press of Colorado, ©2007 (OCoLC)645911779 |