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Twenty-four contributions from international academics and practitioners discuss a variety of topics in carnivore conservation. Some of the problems addressed include the effects of introduced species and the competition for habitat between humans and carnivores. Approaches and solutions considered include carnivore reintroductions, monitoring terrestrial carnivore populations, and new methods for obtaining and analyzing genetic data.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


Review
"...editors Gittleman et al. have done a fine job...it will be particularly useful to students and teachers as well as field biologists...Editor David Macdonald, an award-winning writer, elegantly concludes the volume with a discussion of the broad social, moral, and economic questions that frame our options for carnivore conservation in the future." Book Marks


Book Description
Because carnivores are at the top of the food chain, it is often argued that protecting them will afford adequate protection to other taxa as well. In the past ten years, theoretical and empirical studies on carnivores have developed very quickly. This volume reviews and summarizes the current state of the field, describes limitations and opportunities for carnivore conservation, and offers a conceptual framework for future research and applied management. It will be of interest to students and researchers of conservation biology, mammalogy, animal behavior, ecology, and evolution.


Book Info
Textbook for students and instructors in biology, mammalogy, animal behavior, ecology and evolution. Outlines the last 10 years in empirical research on carnivores and their behavior. Also describes current limitations and opportunities for the conservation of carnivores. Hardcover, softcover not yet available. DLC: Carnivora.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Because carnivores are at the top of the food chain, it is often argued that protecting them will afford adequate protection to other taxa as well. In the past ten years, theoretical and empirical studies on carnivores have developed very quickly. This volume reviews and summarizes the current state of the field, describes limitations and opportunities for carnivore conservation, and offers a conceptual framework for future research and applied management. It will be of interest to students and researchers of conservation biology, mammalogy, animal behavior, ecology, and evolution.

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