Conservation of wildlife and habitats Books

Book SynopsisChanges in farmland management throughout the twentieth century, including agricultural intensification and increasing mechanisation, have resulted in the loss of habitat for many species. The Corncrake is one such species that has faced multiple challenges to its survival. Although it was once a common bird throughout northern Europe, the breeding areas of Corncrakes have been steadily reduced to a fraction of what they once were, and in many areas their continuation as a regularly breeding bird is in serious doubt. In addition, the behaviour of the Corncrake, nesting under the cover of tall grass and undertaking annual long-distance migrations, means that for most of the last hundred years, its detailed ecology has remained mysterious and little understood. Although there have been millions of words written about the Corncrake in scientific papers, until now there has been no full-length book that attempts to capture all the aspects of its ecology, and to present this information to non-specialists. As a result, until very recently, many important facts about its lifestyle and behaviour have not been widely known, even among ornithologists. Although scarcely seen in its natural habitat, the Corncrake is well-known in many rural areas due to its characteristic (and persistent) night-time calling, but new discoveries with the aid of acoustic science have proved surprising, and may offer new ways of improving the location, identification, and management options to protect and enable the population of this iconic species to recover, even to thrive in our countryside. A new appreciation of the requirements of this species and the ways in which our sensitive management of the whole landscape, both in its potential breeding areas across Europe and Asia and in the seasonal quarters in regions of Africa, offer new hope for the future of this fascinating bird.Trade Review'... this book is revelatory ...With more than 730 reference works cited, and fresh insights galore on the bird and its environment, this is a compellingly important work of reference. At its core is a penetrating cultural ecological study, which offers hope for this special bird and its landscape'. Extract from the Foreword by Professor Des Thompson

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Book SynopsisThe ash tree has long been an integral part of the British landscape, its familiar branches protruding from limestone scars and chalky cliff faces.But tragically ash dieback, a disease from mainland Europe, now poses a serious threat to the trees' survival. And their grave prognosis took on a personal resonance when, while writing this book, Lisa Samson was diagnosed with a brain tumour, forcing her to contemplate her own mortality while the trees' likely fate emerged.Taking us from the lowlands of Norfolk to the northernmost reaches of the British Isles, Epitaph for the Ash offers up a rallying cry to treasure these remarkable woodlands while we can, before it is too late.Trade Review‘Fascinating … Her pilgrimage to discover the present state of the ash in the UK, and the work that is being done to accommodate or counter ash dieback, is both a labour of love and an extraordinary achievement, especially given the heart-rending physical limitations Samson eventually endures as a result of life-saving surgery’ OBSERVER ‘Everywhere Lisa’s powerful affinity with the natural world is palpable… Samson is right to urge appreciation of what we have; her book will also help raise awareness of the need to protect our invaluable natural heritage for future generations’ Literary Review ‘Lisa Samson’s … quest to travel the length and breadth of the land takes us on a leafy green jewel of a journey into a kingdom that will change the way you look at the ash tribe forever’ BBC Wildlife

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Book SynopsisThis fun-filled RHS adventure handbook is bursting with ideas to help kids discover the great outdoors and get closer to nature.

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Book SynopsisThe chimpanzee is one of our planet's best-loved and most instantly recognisable animals. Splitting from the human lineage between four and six million years ago, it is (along with its cousin, the bonobo) our closest living relative, sharing around 94% of our DNA. First encountered by Westerners in the seventeenth century, virtually nothing was known about chimpanzees in their natural environment until 1960, when Jane Goodall travelled to Gombe to live and work with them. Accessibly written, yet fully referenced and uncompromising in its accuracy and comprehensiveness, this book encapsulates everything we currently know about chimpanzees: from their discovery and why we study them, to their anatomy, physiology, genetics and culture. The text is beautifully illustrated and infused with examples and anecdotes drawn from the author's thirty years of primate observation, making this a perfect resource for students of biological anthropology and primatology as well as non-specialists intereTrade Review'Chimpanzee: Lessons from our Sister Species condenses over 60 years of chimpanzee research into an informative and entertaining book. Drawing on his own first-hand experience, the research of other scientists and historic accounts, Kevin Hunt describes the fascinating lives of chimpanzees in the wild, as well as the research methods used by leading experts in the field. If you want to know just how alike we truly are to our closest living relatives then you will get a very good idea from reading this book.' Jane Goodall, PhD, DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace'Ever since the seventeenth century, writers have suspected that apes have a story to tell about human life and our pre-historic origins. Year by year the details of that story are being worked out better and better. Chimpanzee is a terrific account from the leading edge.' Richard Wrangham, Ruth Moore Research Professor of Biological Anthropology, Department of Human Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Massachusetts, from the Foreword'Hunt skillfully weaves anecdotes and history into this scientific compendium of the behavioral ecology, biology, and evolution of chimpanzees. The book is generously illustrated, and each chapter includes extensive references. It is written in an accessible, conversational style that could only be achieved by someone with Hunt's first-hand experiences in the field and encyclopedic perspective. It will make a valuable reference for anyone interested in what is known and not yet known about one of our closest living relatives.' Karen B. Strier, Vilas Research Professor and Irven DeVore Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Wisconsin-Madison'An exceptional book that delivers on every promise in its table of contents. Grounded in Hunt's 30+ years of chimpanzee field work and his commanding knowledge of others' research, he gives us a state-of-the-art research volume that will become an essential reference for primatologists, and anyone who wants to understand the true nature of our sister species. Hunt's writing is lucid, scholarly and wide-ranging as he carefully explains chimpanzee evolution, biology, social behavior, and so much more. Hunt skillfully embeds his own field observations to help readers grasp concepts like chimpanzee positional behavior, personality, maternal behavior, cognition and communication, hunting and aggression. He balances this perspective with a wealth of laboratory and captive findings. The extensive references for each chapter provide an outstanding resource for students, teachers and readers who choose to delve further. The volume is generously illustrated with photos, line drawings and abundant figures that enrich the text.' Linda F. Marchant, Professor Emerita, Miami University'The volume provides a synthesis of classic and current literature, which will help readers learn what experts think now and where their ideas came from.' L. K. Sheeran, Choice'This volume provides an exceptionally broad yet wonderfully detailed view of our sister species. It would be useful in a course on human evolution or primate behavior and ecology, and would benefit anyone interested in learning more about chimpanzees … Given the range of topics and depth of scholarship, even seasoned chimpanzee researchers will profit from reading this book.' Michael L. Wilson, The Quarterly Review of Biology'… the most impressive and comprehensive volume on the chimpanzee … since Jane Goodall … [it] belongs on the bookshelf of every 'chimpologist', or, arguably, every primatologist.' William C. McGrew, PrimatesTable of Contents1. Sister's keeper: humans and chimpanzees; 2. Wild lesson: why study animals in nature?; 3. A most surprising creature: the discovery of the chimpanzee; 4. Kin: the chimpanzee's place in nature; 5. Scratching out a living in an unforgiving world: habitat and diet; 6. Guts, glorious guts, large stomach and colon; 7. Thews, sinews and bone: chimpanzee anatomy and osteology; 8. Arboreal gathering, terrestrial traveling: locomotion and posture; 9. Forged in nature's cauldron: engineering the chimpanzee; 10. Up from the protoape: the evolution of the chimpanzee; 11. Building a natural wonder: growth, development and life history; 12. The source of similarity: chimpanzee genetics; 13. Making your way in the great wild world: chimpanzee senses; 14. The grim reaper in the forest primeval: wild chimpanzee diseases and lessons for healthy living; 15. Powering life: physiology and endocrinology; 16. Shelter from the storm: chimpanzee mothering; 17. Meat seeking missiles: chimpanzees as hunters; 18. The mind of the chimpanzee: reasoning, memory and emotion; 19. The brain of the chimpanzee: the mind's motor; 20. Tired nature's sweet restorer: chimpanzee sleep; 21. Chimpanzee thought transfer: communication and language; 22. Ape implements: making and using tools; 23. Wisdom of the ages: chimpanzee culture; 24. The daily grind: within-group aggression; 25. A nation at war with itself: defending a community of the mind; 26. The sporting chimpanzee: dominance without destruction; 27. The passion of Pan: sex and reproduction; 28. Into the light: Semliki chimpanzees; 29. The other sister, bonobos: the monkey convergence hypothesis; 30. Sister species: lessons from the chimpanzee; Appendix 1. Primate taxonomy; Appendix 2. Professional grade chimpanzee; Index.

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Book SynopsisPresenting new approaches to studying food webs, this book uses practical management and policy examples to demonstrate the theory behind ecosystem management decisions and the broader issue of sustainability. All the information that readers need to use food web analyses as a tool for understanding and quantifying transition processes is provided. Advancing the idea of food webs as complex adaptive systems, readers are challenged to rethink how changes in environmental conditions affect these systems. Beginning with the current state of thinking about community organisation, complexity and stability, the book moves on to focus on the traits of organisms, the adaptive nature of communities and their impacts on ecosystem function. The final section of the book addresses the applications to management and sustainability. By helping to understand the complexities of multispecies networks, this book provides insights into the evolution of organisms and the fate of ecosystems in a changing Table of ContentsPreface; Part I. Food Webs: Complexity and Stability: 1. Food webs versus interaction networks: principles, pitfalls and perspectives Carsten F. Dormann and Nico Blüthgen; 2. What kind of interaction-type diversity matters for community stability? Michio Kondoh and Akihiko Mougi; 3. Symmetry, asymmetry and beyond: the crucial role of interaction strength in the complexity-stability debate Anje-Margriet Neutel and Michael A. S. Thorne; 4. Ecologically effective population sizes and functional extinction of species in ecosystems Bo Ebenman, Torbjörn Säterberg and Stefan Sellman; 5. Merging antagonistic and mutualistic bipartite webs: a first step to integrate interaction diversity into network approaches Elisa Thébault, Alix M. C. Sauve and Colin Fontaine; 6. Toward multiplex ecological networks: accounting for multiple interaction types to understand community structure and dynamics Sonia Kéfi, Elisa Thébault, Anna Eklöf, Miguel Lurgi, Andrew J. Davis, Michio Kondoh and Jennifer Adams Krumins; 7. Unpacking resilience in food webs: an emergent property or a sum of the parts? R. M. Thompson and Richard Williams; Part II. Food Webs: From Traits to Ecosystem Functioning: 8. Integrating food-web and trait-based ecology to investigate biomass-trait-feedbacks Ursula Gaedke and Toni Klauschies; 9. Including the life cycle in food webs Karin A. Nilsson, Amanda L. Caskenette, Christian Guill, Martin Hartvig and Floor H. Soudijn; 10. Importance of trait-related flexibility for food web dynamics and the maintenance of biodiversity Ursula Gaedke, Beatrix E. Beisner, Amrei Binzer, Amy Downing, Christian Guill, Toni Klauschies, Jan J. Kuiper, Floor H. Soudijn and Wolf M. Mooij; 11. Ecological succession investigated through food web flow networks Antonio Bodini, Cristina Bondavalli and Giampaolo Rossetti; 12. Statistical approaches for inferring and predicting food-web architecture Rudolf P. Rohr, Russell E. Naisbit, Christian Mazza and Louis-Félix Bersier; 13. Global metawebs of spider predation highlight consequences of land-use change for terrestrial predator-prey networks Klaus Birkhofer, Eva Diehl, Volkmar Wolters and Henrik G. Smith; 14. Ecological networks in managed ecosystems: connecting structure to services Christian Mulder, Valentina Sechi, Guy Woodward and Davib Andrew Bohan; 15. Trait-based and process-oriented modeling in ecological network dynamics Marco Scotti, Martin Hartvig, Kirk O. Winemiller, Yuanheng Li, Frank Jauker, Ferenc Jordán and Carsten Dormann; 16. Empirical methods of identifying and quantifying trophic interactions for constructing 3 soil food web models Amber Heijboer, Liliane Ruess, Michael Traugott, Alexandre Jousset and Peter de Ruiter; Part III. Food Webs and Environmental Sustainability: 17. Integrating species interaction networks and biogeography José M. Montoya and Núria Galiana; 18. Food web dynamics when divergent life history strategies respond to environmental variation differently: a fisheries ecology perspective Kirk O. Winemiller; 19. Rare but important: perturbations to uncommon species can have large impact on the structure of ecological communities Tomas Jonsson, Sofia Berg, Torbjörn Säterberg, Céline Hauzy and Bo Ebenman; 20. Food web simulations: stochastic variability and systems-based conservation Ferenc Jordán, Marco Scotti, and Catherine M. Yule; 21. An individual-based simulation model to link population, community and metacommunity dynamics Marco Scotti and Ferenc Jordán; 22. Structural instability of food webs and food-web models and its implications for management Axel G. Rossberg, Amanda Caskenette and Louis-Felix Bersier; 23. Linking ecology and epidemiology: the case of infected resource Sanja Selakovic, Peter de Ruiter and Hans Heesterbeek.

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Book SynopsisWild pigs inhabit vast areas in Europe, Southern Asia and Africa, and have been introduced in North and South America, while feral pigs are widespread in Australia and New Zealand. Many wild pig species are threatened with extinction, but Eurasian wild boar populations, however, are increasing in many regions. Covering all wild pig and peccary species, the Suidae and Tayassuidae families, this comprehensive review presents new information about the evolution, taxonomy and domestication of wild pigs and peccaries alongside novel case studies on conservation activities and management. One hundred leading experts from twenty five countries synthesise understanding of this group of species; discussing current research, and gaps in the knowledge of researchers, conservation biologists, zoologists, wildlife managers and students. This beautifully illustrated reference includes the long history of interactions between wild pigs and humans, the benefits some species have brought us and their rTrade Review'[Ecology, Conservation and Management of Wild] Pigs and Peccaries was designed for use in the scientific community but also is accessible to the public and decision makers. This book highlights the conservation challenges of threatened and endangered species, management of invasive populations, and the role of wild pig species in altering ecosystems. [It] is the only book to cover the full range of pig and peccary species and highlight their conservation and management needs in comprehensive detail. Overall, this is a valuable addition to the literature for those interested in ecology of the suborder Suoidea.' Peter E. Schlichting, The Journal of Wildlife ManagementTable of ContentsForeword; Part I. Evolution, Taxonomy and Domestication: 1. Evolutionary relationships and taxonomy of Suidae and Tayassuidae; 2. Postcranial skeletal morphology in living and fossil African Suidae; 3. Diet and ecology of extant and fossil wild pigs; 4. A history of pig domestication: new ways of exploring a complex process; 5. Space, time and pig; Part II. Species Accounts: 6. Sulawesi babirusa; 7. Moluccan babirusa; 8. Togian babirusa; 9. Common warthog; 10. Desert warthog; 11. Forest hog; 12. Bushpig; 13. Red river hog; 14. Visayan warty pig; 15. Philippine warty pig; 16. Mindoro warty pig; 17. Palawan bearded pig; 18. Bearded pig; 19. Sulawesi warty pig; 20. Javan/Bawean warty pig; 21. Eurasian wild boar; 22. Pygmy hog; 23. Chacoan peccary; 24. Collared peccary; 25. White-lipped peccary; Part III. Conservation and Management: 26. Conservation of wild pigs and peccaries; 27. Modelling pygmy hog habitat to inform habitat management; 28. Introduced wild pigs in North America: history, problems and management; 29. Biological invasion of wild boar and feral pigs Sus scrofa L. (Suidae) in South America: a review and mapping with implications for conservation of peccaries (Tayassuidae); 30. Feral pigs in Australia and New Zealand: range, trend, management and impacts of an invasive species; 31. Wild boar management in Europe: knowledge and practice; 32. Resolving conflict between farmers and wild boar in Europe and in Northern Asia; 33. Human dimensions of wild boar: the need to include people in decision making processes; 34. A genomic perspective on wild boar demography and evolution; 35. Disease transmission at the interface between wild and domestic Suiform species in the Old and New World; 36. Ecological impact of wild boar in natural ecosystems; 37. Ex situ conservation of wild pigs and peccaries: roles, status, management successes and challenges; 38. Antimicrobial resistance in wild boar in Europe: present knowledge and future challenges.

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Book SynopsisHuman-wildlife conflict is an urgent challenge for conservation. Framing human-wildlife interactions strictly as conflict, however, limits the array of solutions. With a broader perspective that emphasises tolerance and coexistence, this book presents solutions to turn conflict into coexistence.Trade Review'This is an open-minded book that seeks to examine the many facets of each case study …' Amanda Hardy, The Biologist'It will be of great interest to life and conservation scientists because it offers a humanistic point of view that is fundamental to conservationists, but which is seldomly effectively addressed. It should also interest academics of the human sciences who are addressing other kinds of conflicts, such as political or religious polarizations … An urgent step in search for the balance necessary for human-wildlife coexistence can be found in this book.' Eduardo Bessa, The Quarterly Review of BiologyTable of Contents1. Human-wildlife conflicts and the need to include coexistence Beatrice Frank and Jenny A. Glikman; 2. A multilevel, systems view of values can inform a move toward human-wildlife coexistence Alia M. Dietsch, Michael J. Manfredo, Leeann Sullivan, Jeremy T. Bruskotter and Tara L. Teel; 3. Broadening the aperture on coexistence with wildlife through the lens of identity, risk, and morals Michelle L. Lute and Meredith L. Gore; 4. Understanding emotions as opportunities for and barriers to coexistence with wildlife Maarten Jacobs and Jerry Vaske; 5. Tolerance for wildlife: a psychological perspective Kristina Slagle and Jeremy T. Bruskotter; 6. A framework for assessing and quantifying human-wildlife interactions in urban areas Carl D. Soulsbury and Piran C. L. White; 7. Predators in humans landscapes Ketil Skogen, Sunetro Ghosal, Silje Skuland and Siddhartha Krishnan; 8. Corridor of conflict: learning to coexist with long distance mule deer migrations, Wyoming, United States Joshua Morse and Susan G. Clarka; 9. Collaborative approach for coexistence with wildlife in rural regions of Japan Ryo Sakurai; 10. Toward tolerance and coexistence: a comparative analysis of the human-macaque interface in Sulawesi, Indonesia, and Florida, United States Erin P. Riley; 11. Elephants and bees: using beehive fences to increase human-elephant coexistence for small-scale farmers in Kenya Lucy E. King; 12. The twin challenges of preventing real and perceived threats to human interests Omar Ohrens, Francisco Santiago-Avila and Adrian Treves; 13. Conflict and coexistence with invasive wildlife: examining attitudes and behaviours toward Burmese pythons in Florida Rebecca G. Harvey and Frank J. Mazzotti; 14. Institutions for achieving human wildlife coexistence: the case of large herbivores and large carnivores in Europe John D. C. Linnell and Bjørn Kaltenborn; 15. Worldviews and coexistence with coyotes Shelley M. Alexander and Dianne L. Draper; 16. Conservation marketing as a tool to promote human-wildlife coexistence Diogo Verissimo, Brooke Sadowsky and Leo Douglas; 17. Leaping forward: the need for innovation in wildlife conservation Leela Hazzah, Salisha Chandra and Stephanie Dolrenry; 18. Toward human-wildlife coexistence through the integration of human and natural systems: the case of grey wolves in the Rocky Mountains, USA Neil Carter, Jeremy T. Bruskotter, John Vucetich, Robert Crabtree, Hannah Jaicks, Gabriel Karns, Michael Paul Nelson, Doug Smith and John D. C. Linnell; 19. Planning for coexistence in a complex human-dominated world Silvio Marchini, Katia M. P. M. B. Ferraz, Alexandra Zimmermann, Thaís Guimaraes-Luiz, Ronaldo Morato, Pedro L. P. Correa and David W. Macdonald; 20. Human-wildlife interactions: multifaceted approaches for turning conflict into coexistence Jenny A. Glikman, Beatrice Frank and Silvio Marchini.

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Book SynopsisFrom climate change to species extinction, humanity is confronted with an increasing array of societal and environmental challenges that defy simple quantifiable solutions. Complexity-based ecology provides a new paradigm for ecologists and conservationists keen to embrace the uncertainty that is pressed upon us. This book presents key research papers chosen by some sixty scholars from various continents, across a diverse span of sub-disciplines. The papers are set alongside first person commentary from many of the seminal voices involved, offering unprecedented access to experts'' viewpoints. The works assembled also shed light on the process of science in general, showing how the shifting of wider perspectives allows for new ideas to take hold. Ideal for undergraduate and advanced students of ecology and conservation, their educators and those working across allied fields, this is the first book of its kind to focus on complexity-based approaches and provides a benchmark for future cTrade Review'Conservation is built on the foundations of ecology but it often seems that conservation uses ecology in fragmented ways - only knowing a piece of the proverbial elephant but not the whole animal. Complex Ecology is the first anthology that provides the full interconnected understanding of ecology and its implications for application. At a time when humanity is pushing the limits of planetary thresholds with climate change and an expanding footprint of impacts, Complex Ecology provides an essential compass for scientists and conservationists to navigate the shifting ecological context of conservation action. This book contains the touchstone primary sources that underpin resilience theory, conservation biology, and trophic ecology.' Gary Tabor, Center for Large Landscape Conservation, MontanaTable of ContentsForeword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Aggregation in complex systems; 2. Diversity in ecology and conservation; 3. The role of flows of energy and resources in structuring social and ecological systems; 4. Non-linearity in natural, social, and physical systems; 5. Applied implications and subversive science; Epilogue.

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Book SynopsisInfrastructure development in Africa and Asia is expanding at breakneck speed, largely in biodiversity-rich developing nations. The trend reflects governments'' efforts to promote economic growth in response to increasing populations, rising consumption rates and persistent inequalities. Large-scale infrastructure development is regularly touted as a way to meet the growing demand for energy, transport and food - and as a key to poverty alleviation. In practice, however, road networks, hydropower dams and ''development corridors'' tend to have adverse effects on local populations, natural habitats and biodiversity. Such projects typically weaken the capacity of ecosystems to maintain ecological functions on which wildlife and human communities depend, particularly in the face of climate change. This title is also available as Open Access via Cambridge Core.Trade Review'This gives valuable insights that stretch well beyond ape conservation … illustrated by beautiful photos and a range of case studies, this book makes an interesting, if depressing, read.' Rebecca Nesbit, The BiologistTable of ContentsNotes to readers; Acknowledgments; Apes overview; Part I. Infrastructure Development and Ape Conservation: Introduction; 1. Towards more sustainable infrastructure: challenges and opportunities in ape range states of Africa and Asia; 2. Impacts of infrastructure on apes, indigenous peoples and other local communities; 3. Deforestation along roads: monitoring threats to ape habitat; 4. Apes, protected areas and infrastructure in Africa; 5. Roads, apes and biodiversity conservation: case studies from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Myanmar and Nigeria; 6. Renewable energy and the conservation of apes and ape habitat; Part II. The Status and Welfare of Great Apes and Gibbons: Introduction; 7. Mapping change in ape habitats: forest status, loss, protection and future risk; 8. The status of captive apes; Annexes; Acronyms and abbreviations; Glossary; References; Index.

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Book SynopsisThere is a growing concern that many important ecosystems, such as coral reefs and tropical rain forests, might be at risk of sudden collapse as a result of human disturbance. At the same time, efforts to support the recovery of degraded ecosystems are increasing, through approaches such as ecological restoration and rewilding. Given the dependence of human livelihoods on the multiple benefits provided by ecosystems, there is an urgent need to understand the situations under which ecosystem collapse can occur, and how ecosystem recovery can best be supported. To help develop this understanding, this volume provides the first scientific account of the ecological mechanisms associated with the collapse of ecosystems and their subsequent recovery. After providing an overview of relevant theory, the text evaluates these ideas in the light of available empirical evidence, by profiling case studies drawn from both contemporary and prehistoric ecosystems. Implications for conservation policy Trade Review'… the book is written by integrating viewpoints from a variety of disciplines, among them that of theoretical ecology and of conservation biology ... What is particularly helpful in the structure of the book are the conclusions at the end of each chapter and a series of tables that aim to summarise and highlight ideas, conclusions and propositions … it references classical ecological work that is a springboard for the subject, … [and] provides some historical background on scientific debates… it also contains anecdotes of the author's personal experience and opinions (always well-balanced and undogmatic). … there are as many questions as answers provided in the book that would interest the general reader as well as the most experienced researcher in the field.' Vasilis Dakos, African Journal of Range & Forage ScienceTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Ecological Theory; 3. Case Studies from Prehistory; 4. Contemporary Case Studies; 5. Synthesis; 6. Conclusions.

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Book SynopsisUntil now, biological invasions have been conceptualised and studied mainly as a linear process: from introduction to establishment to spread. This volume charts a new course for the field, drawing on key developments in network ecology and complexity science. It defines an agenda for Invasion Science 2.0 by providing new framings and classification of research topics and by offering tentative solutions to vexing problems. In particular, it conceptualises a transformative ecosystem as an open adaptive network with critical transitions and turnover, with resident species heuristically learning and fine-tuning their niches and roles in a multiplayer eco-evolutionary game. It erects signposts pertaining to network interactions, structures, stability, dynamics, scaling, and invasibility. It is not a recipe book or a road map, but an atlas of possibilities: a ''hitchhiker''s guide''.Table of Contents1. Invasion science 1.0; 2. Relentless evolution; 3. Network assembly; 4. Regimes and panarchy; 5. Network transitions; 6. Network scaling; 7. Rethinking invasibility.

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Book SynopsisThe illegal trade in live apes, ape meat and body parts occurs across all ape range states and poses a significant and growing threat to the long-term survival of wild ape populations worldwide. What was once a purely subsistence and cultural activity, now encompasses a global multi-million-dollar trade run by sophisticated trans-boundary criminal networks. The challenge lies in teasing apart the complex and interrelated factors that drive the ape trade, while implementing strategies that do not exacerbate inequality. This volume of State of the Apes brings together original research and analysis with topical case studies and emerging best practices, to further the ape conservation agenda around killing, capture and trade. This title is also available as Open Access via Cambridge Core.Trade Review'This fourth volume in the publisher's State of the Apes series provides multisourced information synthesized and clearly explained, and colorful, easily understood tables and figures … Highly recommended.' L. K. Sheeran, Choice Magazine'This is a very impressive treatise. It contains tables and maps documenting available data on numerous populations of extant apes and the major threats to their existence. The discussions of problems facing ape populations today are extensive and thoughtful, addressing the many different perspectives from local populations to large international organizations. This is supplemented by a glossary of the important factors that are discussed.' John Fleagle, Quarterly Review of Biology'a very impressive treatise' John Fleagle, The Quarterly Review of BiologyTable of ContentsThe arcus foundation; Notes to readers; Acknowledgments; Apes overview; Part I. Infrastructure Development and Ape Conservation: 1. The impact of killing, capture and trade on apes and their habitat; 2. Understanding and responding to cultural drivers of the ape trade; 3. Socioeconomics and the trade in ape meat and parts; 4. Drivers of the illegal trade in live apes; 5. Curbing the illegal killing, capture and trade in apes: responses at source; 6. Protecting apes: the legal and regulatory environment; Part II. The Status and Welfare of Great Apes and Gibbons: 7. The status of apes: a foundation for systematic, evidence-based conservation; 8. The campaign for nonhuman rights and the status of captive apes; Annexes; Acronyms and abbreviations; Glossary; References; Index.

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Book SynopsisFrom deep ocean trenches and the geographical poles to outer space, organisms can be found living in remarkably extreme conditions. This book provides a captivating account of these systems and their extraordinary inhabitants, ''extremophiles''. A diverse, multidisciplinary group of experts discuss responses and adaptations to change; biodiversity, bioenergetic processes, and biotic and abiotic interactions; polar environments; and life and habitability, including searching for biosignatures in the extraterrestrial environment. The editors emphasize that understanding these systems is important for increasing our knowledge and utilizing their potential, but this remains an understudied area. Given the threat to these environments and their biota caused by climate change and human impact, this timely book also addresses the urgency to document these systems. It will help graduate students and researchers in conservation, marine biology, evolutionary biology, environmental change and astTrade Review'… the volume establishes a baseline for this new field of study in which the relevant environments have only recently become accessible but face significant threats from climate change and human actions.' L. S. Zipp, Choice'… the volume is interesting, stimulating, and thought-provoking. It points toward many important and potentially useful directions for both basic and applied research. The technical level at which most chapters are written will probably limit their accessibility to general audiences. The two chapters on astrobiology will appeal to anyone interested in space exploration.' Malcolm S. Gordon, The Quarterly Review of BiologyTable of ContentsLife in extreme environments: insights in biological capability; Introduction Guido di Prisco, Ad Huiskes, Josef Elster and Howell Edwards; Part I. Extreme Environments: Responses and Adaptation to Change: 1. Physiological traits of the Greenland shark somniosus microcephalus obtained during the TUNU-expeditions to northeast Greenland Guido di Prisco, Nicoletta Ademollo, Stefania Ancora, Jørgen S. Christiansen, Daniela Coppola, Simonetta Corsolini, Sara Ferrando, Laura Ghigliotti, Daniela Giordano, Arve Lynghammar, Julius Nielsen, Eva Pisano, Roberta Russo, John F. Steffensen and Cinzia Verde; 2. Metazoan adaptation to deep-sea hydrothermal vents Stéphane Hourdez and Didier Jollivet; 3. Extremophiles populating a high level natural radiation area (HLNRA) in northern Iran Fatemeh Heidari, Hossein Riahi and Zeinab Shariatmadari; Part II. Biodiversity, Bioenergetic Processes, and Biotic and Abiotic Interactions: 4. Metazoan life in anoxic marine sediments Roberto Danovaro, Cinzia Corinaldesi, Antonio Dell'Anno, Cristina Gambi, Antonio Pusceddu and Michael Tangherlini; 5. How to survive winter? Adaptation and acclimation strategies of eukaryotic algae in polar terrestrial ecosystems Martina Pichrtová, Eva Hejduková, Linda Nedbalová and Josef Elster; 6. Viral infections of vertebrates including humans in the polar areas Jiří Černý, Jana Elsterová, Daniel Růžek and Libor Grubhoffer; Part III. Life in Extreme Environments and the Responses to Change: The Example of Polar Environments: 7. Life in the extreme environments of our planet under pressure: climate-induced threats and exploitation opportunities Melody S. Clark, Cinzia Verde, Silvia Fineschi, Francesco Loreto, Lloyd S. Peck and Guido di Prisco; 8. The ecophysiology of responding to change in polar marine benthos Lloyd S. Peck; 9. The Southern Ocean: an extreme environment or just home of unique ecosystems? Julian Gutt and Gerhard Dieckmann; 10. Microorganisms in cryoturbated organic matter of arctic permafrost soils Jiří Bárta; 11. Chemical ecology in the Southern Ocean Carlos Angulo-Preckler, Paula de Castro-Fernandez, Rafael Martín-Martín, Blanca Figuerola and Conxita Avila; 12. Metabolic and taxonomic diversity in Antarctic subglacial environments Trista J. Vick-Majors, Amanda M. Achberger, Alexander B. Michaud and John C. Priscu; Part IV. Life and Habitability: Introduction: 13. Analytical astrobiology: the search for life signatures and the remote detection of biomarkers through their Raman spectral interrogation Howell G. M. Edwards and Jan Jehlicka; 14. Adaptation/acclimatization mechanisms of oxyphototrophic microorganisms and their relevance to astrobiology Jana Kviderova; 15. Life at the extremes Steven Chown.

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Book SynopsisNetwork thinking and network analysis are rapidly expanding features of ecological research. Network analysis of ecological systems include representations and modelling of the interactions in an ecosystem, in which species or factors are joined by pairwise connections. This book provides an overview of ecological network analysis including generating processes, the relationship between structure and dynamic function, and statistics and models for these networks. Starting with a general introduction to the composition of networks and their characteristics, it includes details on such topics as measures of network complexity, applications of spectral graph theory, how best to include indirect species interactions, and multilayer, multiplex and multilevel networks. Graduate students and researchers who want to develop and understand ecological networks in their research will find this volume inspiring and helpful. Detailed guidance to those already working in network ecology but looking Trade Review'Recommended.' M. P. Gustafson, Choice Magazine'The foundations of the analysis of ecological graphs are provided in an almost encyclopedic format by two experts in graph theory. Their presentation emphasizes definitions, simple line graph illustrations, quantitative formulations, and references necessary for employing graph-theory concepts to analyze ecological communities … The comprehensive review of graph-theoretic analysis by the authors is an invaluable reference for those who wish to focus on how the topology of ecosystems provides clues concerning system structure and function.' Robert E. Ulanowicz, The Quarterly Review of BiologyTable of ContentsPreface; 1. Ecological Processes and Network Systems; 2. Structural Properties of Networks; 3. Quantitative Analysis of Dynamic Networks; 4. Multi-layer, -type, and -level Networks; 5. Tying it all together: Summary and Synthesis.

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Book SynopsisAnimal population ecology comprises the study of variations, regulation, and interactions of animal populations. This book discusses the fundamental notions and findings of animal populations on which most of the ecological studies are based. In particular, the author selects the logistic law of population growth, the nature of competition, sociality as an antithesis of competition, the mechanism underlying the regulation of populations, predator-prey interaction processes, and interactions among closely related species competing over essential resources. These are the notions that are considered to be well-established facts or principles and are regularly taught at ecology classes or introduced in standard textbooks. However, the author demonstrates that these notions are still inadequately understood, or even misunderstood, creating myths that would misguide ecologists in carrying out their studies. He delves deeply into those notions to reveal their real nature and draws a road map Trade Review'This would be a valuable text for quantitative ecology courses. While manageable for interested general readers, its emphasis on mathematical applications and predictive parameters would make it most useful in advanced courses as a source of real-world examples. Mathematicians, too, may find the text valuable for teaching modeling in general, to supplement econometric, demographic, and climate models.' J. Burger, ChoiceTable of Contents1. Hunting strategies of predators as revealed in field studies of great tits; 2. The paradox of crypsis: is it effective against visual predation?; 3. Logistic law of population growth: what is it really?; 4. Reproduction curves and their utilities; 5. Generalization of the logistic model; 6. Scramble and contest competition: what is the difference?; 7. Regulation of populations: its myths and real nature; 8. Predator-prey interaction processes; 9. Interspecific competition processes; 10. Observations, analyses, and interpretations: a personal view through the spruce budworm studies.

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Book SynopsisJust like humans, animals and plants suffer from infectious diseases, which can critically threaten biodiversity. This book describes key studies that have driven our understanding of the ecology and evolution of wildlife diseases. Each chapter introduces the host and disease, and explains how that system has aided our general understanding of the evolution and spread of wildlife diseases, through the development and testing of important epidemiological and evolutionary theories. Questions addressed include: How do hosts and parasites co-evolve? What determines how fast a disease spreads through a population? How do co-infecting parasites interact? Why do hosts vary in parasite burden? Which factors determine parasite virulence and host resistance? How do parasites influence the spread of invasive species? How do we control infectious diseases in wildlife? This book will provide a valuable introduction to students new to the topic, and novel insights to researchers, professionals and pTrade Review'Overall, this is a fascinating collection of studies that showcases why wildlife diseases are worthy of study and how combining field observations, experiments, mathematical models and the latest in genomic and molecular research provides not only research insight, but also contributes to effective conservation and management efforts.' Rob Robinson, British Trust for Ornithology'Advances in modeling, epidemiologic techniques, and genetics have been crucial in some examples treated by contributors, and the importance of long-term field studies, essential for understanding dynamic systems, is emphasized throughout the volume. Some studies are observational, some experimental, and some largely theoretical. All contributions are extensively referenced and effectively illustrated.' M. Gochfeld, Choice'Overall, this well-written book is, in my opinion, a valuable contribution that will encourage further collecting and analysing long-term data in the study of wildlife diseases. It also gives hope. The advances in our understanding of wildlife disease dynamics enable better planning of conservation and management efforts, as shown in the case of wild and farmed salmon or the bighorn sheep pneumonia. As such, it is undoubtedly of high value for researchers and managers working in the field of wildlife disease ecology, but also for advanced undergraduate students or academic lecturers who would like to broaden their knowledge. The book was a great company during the coronavirus lockdown and a fascinating journey through the realm of wildlife diseases. I highly recommend it!' Agata Mrugala, Basic and Applied Ecology'This book comes to fill an important niche in disease ecology: synthesizing the state of knowledge about wildlife disease ecology while integrating theoretical models with a wide variety empirical case studies … this book presents an invaluable synthesis of our knowledge of disease ecology in wildlife hosts.' Miguel A. Acevedo, The Quarterly Review of BiologyTable of ContentsPreface: wildlife disease ecology; Glossary of terms; Part I. Understanding Within-Host Processes: 1. Pollinator diseases: the Bombus-Crithidia system; 2. Genetic diversity and disease spread: epidemiological models and empirical studies of a snail-trematode system; 3. Wild rodents as a natural model to study within-host parasite interactions; 4. From population to individual host scale and back again: testing theories of infection and defence in the Soay sheep of St Kilda; 5. The causes and consequences of parasite interactions: African buffalo as a case study; 6. Effects of host lifespan on the evolution of age-specific resistance: a case study of anther-smut disease on wild carnations; 7. Sexually transmitted infections in natural populations: what have we learnt from beetles and beyond?; Part II. Understanding Between-Host Processes: 8. Using insect baculoviruses to understand how population structure affects disease spread; 9. Infection and invasion: study cases from aquatic communities; 10. Parasite mediated selection in red grouse – consequences for population dynamics and mate choice; 11. Emergence, transmission and evolution of an uncommon enemy: Tasmanian devil facial tumour disease; 12. Bovine tuberculosis in badgers: sociality, infection and demography in a social mammal; 13. Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae in bighorn sheep: from exploration to action; 14. Manipulating parasites in an Arctic herbivore: gastrointestinal nematodes and the population regulation of Svalbard reindeer; Part III. Understanding Wildlife Disease Ecology at the Community and Landscape Level: 15. The ecological and evolutionary trajectory of oak powdery mildew in Europe; 16. Healthy herds or predator spreaders? Insights from the plankton into how predators suppress and spread disease; 17. Multi-trophic interactions and migration behaviour determine the ecology and evolution of parasite infection in monarch butterflies; 18. When chytrid fungus invades: integrating theory and data to understand disease- induced amphibian declines; 19. Ecology of a marine ectoparasite in farmed and wild salmon; 20. Mycoplasmal conjunctivitis in house finches: the study of an emerging disease; 21. Heterogeneities in infection and transmission in a parasite-rabbit system: key issues for understanding disease dynamics and persistence; 22. Sylvatic plague in Central Asia: a case study of abundance thresholds.

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Book SynopsisThis edited book, composed of chapters written by scholars of the geomatics-based, environmental and biological sciences, examines selected topics from the intersecting fields of geomatics (including remote sensing, geographical information science (GIS), global positioning systems (GPS), mapping and field survey methods) and conservation biology (including ecology and conservation policy), with case studies from West Africa, Canada, India and Malaysia. The focus is on some of the more important issues that dominate current intersections between developments in geomatics technology and those of conservation biology. Chapter One examines the history and themes of geomatics and applications to conservation biology research. Chapter Two presents a case study of geomatics-based research on the vital issue of vulture ecology, extinction and conservation in Central India. Chapter Three examines the relationship between people and elephants in the Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary and its surroundings in India, and it creates habitat suitability models from geomatics techniques to assess and predict elephant presence and potential human-elephant conflicts. Chapter Four examines the history and status of remote sensing as an aspect of geomatics, focusing mainly on satellite imagery. Chapter Five looks at development in GIS and takes an example of multidirectional landcover change from the West African savanna. Chapter Six looks at developments in GPS technology, especially concerning applications to the micro-habitats of bird presence and applications to mammal behavior. Chapter Seven looks at the subfield of animal geography, which looks at the subjective behavior of individual animals and the technology used to measure these detailed phenomena. Chapter Eight takes a case study of bird migration and habitat utilization in the swamps of coastal Malaysia. Chapter Nine looks at the utility of dated aerial photographs and supporting field methods in the evaluation of historical landcover change, covering periods before the development of modern imaging techniques and using an example from the West African savanna. This book makes an important contribution to the intersections of geomatics and conservation biology.

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Book SynopsisOcean Country is an adventure story, a call to action, and a poetic meditation on the state of the seas. But most importantly it is the story of finding true hope in the midst of one of the greatest crises to face humankind, the rapidly degrading state of our environment. After a near-drowning accident in which she was temporarily paralyzed, Liz Cunningham crisscrosses the globe in an effort to understand the threats to our dazzling but endangered oceans. This intimate account charts her thrilling journey through unexpected encounters with conservationists, fishermen, sea nomads, and scientists in the Mediterranean, Sulawesi, the Turks and Caicos Islands, and Papua, New Guinea.

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Book SynopsisFollowing passage of the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act in 1971, limits for the number of horses on each herd unit (referred to as Herd Management Areas or HMA''s) were set. These limits or population goals are referred to as Appropriate Management Levels or AMLs. From 1980 and through the present, more active management reduced wild horse numbers closer to AMLs. Wild horse numbers were reduced to about 40,000 by 1999 and to about 37,186 wild horses in 2003, prior to the foaling season. Some 203 HMAs are managed by the BLM across the Western U.S. The responsibility of monitoring range conditions; allocating range resources between horses, livestock, and wildlife; monitoring horse and burro numbers and managing their population levels represents a large federal management responsibility. The number of animals in most herds are counted or estimated every three to four years, in order to plan for any gathers, and adoptions. Herd management activities, such as gathers and removals, take place for most herd areas every four years.

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Book SynopsisThis book summarises legal and political events related to active sonar and marine mammals. While strandings and mortality of marine mammals, primarily beaked whales, have been observed in concurrence with mid-frequency sonar operation, additional controversy has focused on the development of low-frequency active (LFA) sonar. Some peacetime use of military sonar has been regulated under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) and other statutes due to concerns that active military sonars are operated at frequencies used by some cetaceans (i.e., whales, porpoises, and dolphins), and their high-intensity sound pulses may travel long distances in the ocean. Although mid-frequency sonar has been implicated in several beaked whale strandings, there is scientific uncertainty surrounding the totality of the effects active sonar transmissions may have on marine mammals. This book also addresses the concern regarding environmental effects of ocean noise on three activities -- military sonar exercises, oil and gas exploration, and commercial shipping. This is an edited, excerpted and augmented edition of a CRS publication.

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Book SynopsisIn the past decade, wildlife trafficking -- the poaching or other taking of protected or managed species and the illegal trade in wildlife and their related parts and products -- has escalated into an international crisis. Wildlife trafficking is both a critical conservation concern and a threat to global security with significant effects on the national interests of the United States and the interests of our partners around the world. As President Obama said in Tanzania in July 2013, on issuing a new Executive Order to better organise United States Government efforts in the fight against wildlife trafficking, wildlife is inseparable from the identity and prosperity of the world as we know it. We need to act now to reverse the effects of wildlife trafficking on animal populations before we lose the opportunity to prevent the extinction of iconic animals like elephants and rhinoceroses. Like other forms of illicit trade, wildlife trafficking undermines security across nations. Well-armed networks of poachers, criminals, and corrupt officials exploit porous borders and weak institutions to profit from trading in illegally taken wildlife. This book discusses national strategy, implementation plans, and restrictions on elephant ivory trade.

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Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1990, Paradise Won has been updated and details the epic 12-year struggle to stop logging in the unique global ecosystem referred to as Canada's Galapagos.Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve is located in the southernmost part of Haida Gwaii (formerly known as the Queen Charlotte Islands), 130 kilometres off the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. Gwaii Haanas protects an archipelago of 138 islands in the territory of the Haida people, who have lived in Haida Gwaii for well over 14,000 years.From the 1970s through the early 1980s, plans to expand logging in the area led to the first concerted efforts to protect Gwaii Haanas and in 1985 the Haida Nation created the Haida Heritage Site. In spite of efforts to protect the landscape, logging continued and resulted in a prolonged legal and political battle. In 1987, logging finally ended when the governments of Canada and British Columbia signed the South Moresby Memorandum of Understanding, which safeguarded the area and permitted shared stewardship, treating the unique marine and terrestrial environments as though they were a national park, though many land claims were still outstanding.This updated edition of Paradise Won includes a new foreword by the author and will bring back into focus this remarkable story of the power and importance of Indigenous rights and how activism can spur average citizens to action in order to fight climate change and protect fragile ecosystems everywhere.

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Book SynopsisPart of the Te Papa Te Taiao Nature Series, this accessible introduction to a range of the aquatic and terrestrial shell-bearing molluscs encountered in New Zealand is written by two experts from our national museum, Te Papa. It features over 160 species, from chitons and mussels to snails and limpets and also offers insights into the museum's fieldwork and collections. The book is charmingly illustrated with digital reproductions from photographs of Te Papa's vast collection of specimens. It's the perfect companion for the outdoors and for browsing at home or on holiday.

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Book SynopsisPart of the Te Papa Te Taiao Nature Series, this accessible introduction to a range of the native insects encountered in New Zealand is written by two expert entomologists from our national museum, Te Papa. It features fifty species, from moths and dragonflies to weta and beetles and also offers insights into the museum's fieldwork and collections. The book is charmingly illustrated with scientific drawings by Des Helmore (Fauna of New Zealand series) and reproductions of the entomological paintings of George Vernon Hudson (An Exquisite Legacy). It's the perfect companion for the outdoors and for browsing at home or on holiday.

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Book SynopsisManjul encounters a leopard in the forest, saved by Carpet Sahib. She and Rohan discover deforestation causing conflict. Leopard is poisoned, they rescue it. Exciting events unfold in this Jim Corbett series book.

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Book SynopsisOver the last decade, the field of plant ecology has significantly developed and expanded, especially in research concerning the herb layer and ground vegetation of forests. This revised second edition of The Herbaceous Layer in Forests of Eastern North America accounts for that growth, presenting research that approaches the ecology of the herb layer of forests from a variety of disciplines and perspectives. The book synthesizes the research of top ecologists and biologists on herbaceous layer structure, composition, and dynamics of a variety of forest ecosystem types in eastern North America. The 2003 first edition of The Herbaceous Layer in Forests of Eastern North America was praised for containing the most extensive listing of herb-layer literature in existence. This second edition brings this material up to date, revised to include current research and data. The book incorporates quantitative data to support analyses that was previously unavailable during the publication of the fTrade Review"Overall, the second edition of The Herbaceous Layer is much more than a corrected and lightly updated version of the first edition. The new chapters bring into sharp focus the importance of disturbance, conservation, and protection of forests and forest understories in states ranging from recovering clear-cuts to old-growth stands. The literature reviews and integrated bibliography are incredibly thorough and provide a one-stop shop for students beginning studies of the forest understory, for experienced researchers in need of a refresher, and for all, a reminder of the importance, the value, and the aesthetic beauty of the herbaceous layer." --RHODORATable of ContentsTable of Contents ; Chapter 1: The Herbaceous Layer-The Forest Between the Trees ; Frank S. Gilliam ; Chapter 2: Nutrient Relations of the Herbaceous Layer in Deciduous Forest Ecosystems ; Robert N. Muller ; Chapter 3: Ecophysiology of the Herbaceous Layer in Temperate Deciduous Forests ; Howard S. Neufield ; Donald R. Young ; Chapter 3 Appendix ; Chapter 4: Interactions of nutrient effects with other biotic factors in the herbaceous layer ; Wendy B. Anderson ; Chapter 5: Mating Systems and Floral Biology of the Herb Layer: A Survey of Two Communities and the State of our Knowledge ; Carol Goodwillie ; Claudia L. Jolls ; Chapter 6: Populations and Threats to Rare Plants of the Herb Layer ; Claudia L. Jolls ; Dennis Whigham ; Chapter 6 Appendix 1 ; Chapter 6 Appendix 2 ; Chapter 7: The Herbaceous Layer of Eastern Old-Growth Deciduous Forests ; Brian C. McCarthy ; Chapter 8: Habitat Heterogeneity and Maintenance of Species in Understory Communities ; Susan W. Beatty ; Chapter 9: Interactions Between the Herbaceous Layer and Overstory Canopy of Eastern Forests ; Frank S. Gilliam ; Mark R. Roberts ; Chapter 10: Herbaceous layer species richness of southeastern forests and woodlands ; Robert K. Peet ; Kyle A. Palmquist ; Samantha M. Tessel ; Chapter 11: Temporal Patterns in Herbaceous Layer Communities of the North Carolina Piedmont ; Robert K. Peet ; Norman L. Christensen ; Frank S. Gilliam ; Chapter 12: Composition and Dynamics of the Understory Vegetation in the Boreal Forests of Quebec ; Louis De Grandpre' Yves Bergeron ; Nicole J. Fenton ; Thuy Nguyen ; Catherine Boudreault ; Pierre Grondin ; Chapter 12 Appendix ; Chapter 13: Response of the Herbaceous Layer to Disturbance in Eastern Forests ; Mark R. Roberts ; Frank S. Gilliam ; Chapter 14: The Herbaceous Layer as a Filtering Determining Spatial Pattern in Forest Tree Regeneration ; Lisa O. George ; Fahhri A. Bazzaz ; Chapter 15: Forest Invasions: Perceptions, Impacts and Management Questions ; James O. Luken ; Chapter 16: Effects of Deer on Forest Herb Layers ; Donald M. Waller ; Chapter 17: A Case Study of Chronic Deer Overbrowsing Throughout the Allegheny National Forest Region of Pennsylvania ; Walter P. Carson ; Alejandro A. Royo ; Chris J. Peterson ; Chapter 18: Long-Term Effects on Clearcutting in the Southern Appalachians ; Julie L. Wyatt ; Miles R. Silman ; Chapter 19: Agricultural Legacies in Forest Herb Communities ; Kathryn M. Flinn ; Chapter 20: Effects of Excess Nitrogen Deposition on the Herbaceous Layer of Eastern North American Forests ; Frank S. Gilliam ; Chapter 21: Climate Change and Forest Herbs of Temperate Deciduous Forests ; Jesse Bellamare ; David A. Moeller ; Chapter 21 Appendix ; Chapter 22: The Dynamic Nature of the Herbaceous Layer ; Frank S. Gilliam ; References ; First Edition References

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Book SynopsisBiological diversity is considered one of the most urgent environmental concerns. This book explores the historical roots of biological diversity, tracing the evolution of the term as well as the history of the conservation traditions that contributed to its rapid acceptance and popularity.Trade Review“In examining an idea that is now driving conservation worldwide, Tim Farnham gets the story right in a way that no one else has. His book is richly detailed, yet catches the large themes beautifully.”—Elliott Norse, president, Marine Conservation Biology Institute -- Elliott Norse"This book contributes something unique to the literature of what might be called the history and philosophy of conservation. It treats the term and concept of biodiversity itself as its subject and provides an analytic and historical study of it."—J. Baird Callicott, University of North Texas -- J. Baird Callicott

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Book SynopsisIn the tradition of Peter Matthiessen''s Wildlife in America or Aldo Leopold, Brenda Peterson tells the 300-year history of wild wolves in America. It is also our own history, seen through our relationship with wolves. The earliest Americans revered them. Settlers zealously exterminated them. Now, scientists, writers, and ordinary citizens are fighting to bring them back to the wild. Peterson, an eloquent voice in the battle for twenty years, makes the powerful case that without wolves, not only will our whole ecology unravel, but we''ll lose much of our national soul.

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Book SynopsisJust like humans, animals and plants suffer from infectious diseases, which can critically threaten biodiversity. This book describes key studies that have driven our understanding of the ecology and evolution of wildlife diseases. Each chapter introduces the host and disease, and explains how that system has aided our general understanding of the evolution and spread of wildlife diseases, through the development and testing of important epidemiological and evolutionary theories. Questions addressed include: How do hosts and parasites co-evolve? What determines how fast a disease spreads through a population? How do co-infecting parasites interact? Why do hosts vary in parasite burden? Which factors determine parasite virulence and host resistance? How do parasites influence the spread of invasive species? How do we control infectious diseases in wildlife? This book will provide a valuable introduction to students new to the topic, and novel insights to researchers, professionals and pTrade Review'Overall, this is a fascinating collection of studies that showcases why wildlife diseases are worthy of study and how combining field observations, experiments, mathematical models and the latest in genomic and molecular research provides not only research insight, but also contributes to effective conservation and management efforts.' Rob Robinson, British Trust for Ornithology'Advances in modeling, epidemiologic techniques, and genetics have been crucial in some examples treated by contributors, and the importance of long-term field studies, essential for understanding dynamic systems, is emphasized throughout the volume. Some studies are observational, some experimental, and some largely theoretical. All contributions are extensively referenced and effectively illustrated.' M. Gochfeld, Choice'Overall, this well-written book is, in my opinion, a valuable contribution that will encourage further collecting and analysing long-term data in the study of wildlife diseases. It also gives hope. The advances in our understanding of wildlife disease dynamics enable better planning of conservation and management efforts, as shown in the case of wild and farmed salmon or the bighorn sheep pneumonia. As such, it is undoubtedly of high value for researchers and managers working in the field of wildlife disease ecology, but also for advanced undergraduate students or academic lecturers who would like to broaden their knowledge. The book was a great company during the coronavirus lockdown and a fascinating journey through the realm of wildlife diseases. I highly recommend it!' Agata Mrugala, Basic and Applied Ecology'This book comes to fill an important niche in disease ecology: synthesizing the state of knowledge about wildlife disease ecology while integrating theoretical models with a wide variety empirical case studies … this book presents an invaluable synthesis of our knowledge of disease ecology in wildlife hosts.' Miguel A. Acevedo, The Quarterly Review of BiologyTable of ContentsPreface: wildlife disease ecology; Glossary of terms; Part I. Understanding Within-Host Processes: 1. Pollinator diseases: the Bombus-Crithidia system; 2. Genetic diversity and disease spread: epidemiological models and empirical studies of a snail-trematode system; 3. Wild rodents as a natural model to study within-host parasite interactions; 4. From population to individual host scale and back again: testing theories of infection and defence in the Soay sheep of St Kilda; 5. The causes and consequences of parasite interactions: African buffalo as a case study; 6. Effects of host lifespan on the evolution of age-specific resistance: a case study of anther-smut disease on wild carnations; 7. Sexually transmitted infections in natural populations: what have we learnt from beetles and beyond?; Part II. Understanding Between-Host Processes: 8. Using insect baculoviruses to understand how population structure affects disease spread; 9. Infection and invasion: study cases from aquatic communities; 10. Parasite mediated selection in red grouse – consequences for population dynamics and mate choice; 11. Emergence, transmission and evolution of an uncommon enemy: Tasmanian devil facial tumour disease; 12. Bovine tuberculosis in badgers: sociality, infection and demography in a social mammal; 13. Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae in bighorn sheep: from exploration to action; 14. Manipulating parasites in an Arctic herbivore: gastrointestinal nematodes and the population regulation of Svalbard reindeer; Part III. Understanding Wildlife Disease Ecology at the Community and Landscape Level: 15. The ecological and evolutionary trajectory of oak powdery mildew in Europe; 16. Healthy herds or predator spreaders? Insights from the plankton into how predators suppress and spread disease; 17. Multi-trophic interactions and migration behaviour determine the ecology and evolution of parasite infection in monarch butterflies; 18. When chytrid fungus invades: integrating theory and data to understand disease- induced amphibian declines; 19. Ecology of a marine ectoparasite in farmed and wild salmon; 20. Mycoplasmal conjunctivitis in house finches: the study of an emerging disease; 21. Heterogeneities in infection and transmission in a parasite-rabbit system: key issues for understanding disease dynamics and persistence; 22. Sylvatic plague in Central Asia: a case study of abundance thresholds.

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