Wildlife Science

Wildlife Science
Author: Timothy E. Fulbright
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2007-06-20
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1420007610

Consciously or not, wildlife managers generally act from a theoretical basis, although they may not be fully versed in the details or ramifications of that theory. In practice, the predictions of the practitioners sometimes prove more accurate than those of the theoreticians. Practitioners and theoreticians need to work together, but this proves di

Linkages in the Landscape

Linkages in the Landscape
Author: Andrew F. Bennett
Publisher: IUCN
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2003
Genre: Corridors
ISBN: 2831707447

The loss and fragmentation of natural habitats is one of the major issues in wildlife management and conservation. Habitat "corridors" are sometimes proposed as an important element within a conservation strategy. Examples are given of corridors both as pathways and as habitats in their own right. Includes detailed reviews of principles relevant to the design and management of corridors, their place in regional approaches to conservation planning, and recommendations for research and management.

Building Models for Conservation and Wildlife Management

Building Models for Conservation and Wildlife Management
Author: A. M. Starfield
Publisher:
Total Pages: 280
Release: 1991
Genre: Nature conservation
ISBN:

In which we provide a context; A simple single-species model; An exploratory stochastic model; A complex single-species model; A system model; Variations on a theme: analytical models; Cropping strategies and linear programming; A rule-enhanced model with age-structure; Decision trees, tables, and expert systems.

Park Science

Park Science
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 60
Release: 2003
Genre: National parks and reserves
ISBN:

Mapping Wilderness

Mapping Wilderness
Author: Stephen J. Carver
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2016-02-09
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9401773998

This volume gives a comprehensive overview of wilderness mapping, and in doing so covers the conceptual and philosophical foundations, techniques and methodological approaches, and applications at a variety of spatial scales. The Editors have brought together a range of contributors who are both experts in their field and cutting-edge thinkers in the wilderness and spatial mapping domain. Spatial information technology and mapping science is a rapidly expanding and a developing field and so it is expected to be able to add to this volume in the future. This book provides a record of the "state of the art" and will enable the reader to follow this lead and map his/her own wilderness.

Continental Conservation

Continental Conservation
Author: Michael E. Soulé
Publisher: Island Press
Total Pages: 246
Release:
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9781610913881

Continental Conservation is an important guidebook that can serve a vital role in helping fashion a radically honest, scientifically rigorous land-use agenda.