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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"...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
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Carnivores are the focus of intense attention and resources in conservation biology. They are charismatic and compete with humans for dwindling space and other resources. It is often thought that as they are at the top of the food chain, their protection will ensure that of other species in the same community. Carnivore Conservation is a critical review of the current status of the field. Containing chapters on problems, possible solutions, and forecasts for the future, it will be of interest to all those studying carnivores and their conservation.
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In many ways carnivores are an enigma for conservation biology. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
carnivore introductions, carnivore conservation, critical reserve size, many carnivore species, culpeo zorro, introduced carnivores, carnivore reintroductions, carnivore populations, carnivore declines, lynx reintroduction, female home range size, extinction scores, furbearer management, puma populations, large carnivore species, alien carnivores, carnivore density, biodiversity cost, carnivore control, allelic dropout, subordinate competitor, tiger conservation, wild dog populations, ethiopian wolves, interpopulation dispersal Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North America, United States, South Africa, New Zealand, Van Valkenburgh, Yellowstone National Park, South American, Isle Royale, Swiss Alps, Macquarie Island, Marion Island, Democratic Republic of Congo, Great Lakes, South Dakota, Central American, Lake Baikal, Manitoba Canada, Ngorongoro Crater, Selous Game Reserve, Alberta Canada, American West, Cambridge University Press, Census Bureau, Endangered Species Act, Kruger Area New!
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carnivore introductions, carnivore conservation, critical reserve size, many carnivore species, culpeo zorro, introduced carnivores, carnivore reintroductions, carnivore populations, carnivore declines, lynx reintroduction, female home range size, extinction scores, furbearer management, puma populations, large carnivore species, alien carnivores, carnivore density, biodiversity cost, carnivore control, allelic dropout, subordinate competitor, tiger conservation, wild dog populations, ethiopian wolves, interpopulation dispersal Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North America, United States, South Africa, New Zealand, Van Valkenburgh, Yellowstone National Park, South American, Isle Royale, Swiss Alps, Macquarie Island, Marion Island, Democratic Republic of Congo, Great Lakes, South Dakota, Central American, Lake Baikal, Manitoba Canada, Ngorongoro Crater, Selous Game Reserve, Alberta Canada, American West, Cambridge University Press, Census Bureau, Endangered Species Act, Kruger Area New!
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- Conservation of Island Birds by P. J. Moors in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Carnivore Behavior, Ecology and Evolution (Vol. 2) by John L. Gittleman in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Beyond Captive Breeding: Re-introducing Endangered Mammals to the Wild (Symposia of the Zoological Society of London) by J. H. W. Gipps in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Riding the Tiger: Tiger Conservation in Human-Dominated Landscapes by John Seidensticker in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Estimation of Animal Abundance: And Related Parameters by George A. F. Seber in Back Matter
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- People and Predators: From Conflict To Coexistence by Nina Fascione on 5 pages
- Monster of God: The Man-Eating Predator in the Jungles of History and the Mind by David Quammen in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Monster of God: The Man-Eating Predator in the Jungles of History and the Mind by David Quammen in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Domestic Cat: The Biology of its Behaviour by Dennis C. Turner on page 112, and page 113
- Phylogeny and Conservation (Conservation Biology) by Andrew Purvis in Front Matter, and page 72
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