Wildlife-Habitat Relationships: Concepts and Applications [Paperback]

Michael L. Morrison (Author), Bruce Marcot (Author), William Mannan (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1597260959 | ISBN-13: 978-1597260954 | Publication Date: December 4, 2006 | Edition: 3

"Wildlife-Habitat Relationships" goes beyond introductory wildlife biology texts to provide wildlife professionals and students with an understanding of the importance of habitat relationships in studying and managing wildlife. The book offers a unique synthesis and critical evaluation of data, methods, and studies, along with specific guidance on how to conduct rigorous studies. Now in its third edition, "Wildlife-Habitat Relationships" combines basic field zoology and natural history, evolutionary biology, ecological theory, and quantitative tools in explaining ecological processes and their influence on wildlife and habitats. Also included is a glossary of terms that every wildlife professional should know.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“This book’s coverage of analysis and interpretation of wildlife-habitat relationships is unique.... Morrison, Marcot, and Mannan are to be commended for providing a well done and much needed contribution to the wildlife management literature.”—Stephen Demarais, Ecology
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About the Author

Michael L. Morrison is professor and Caesar Kleberg Chair in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation in the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences at Texas A&M University in College Station. Bruce G. Marcot is wildlife ecologist with the USDA Forest Service in Portland, Oregon. R. William Mannan is professor of wildlife ecology at the University of Arizona in Tucson.

Product Details

• Paperback: 520 pages
• Publisher: Island Press; 3 edition (December 4, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1597260959
• ISBN-13: 978-1597260954
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 7.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,471,870 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good overview of traditional concepts and techniques, June 16, 2000

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This review is from: Wildlife-Habitat Relationships: Concepts and Applications (Hardcover)

Morrison et al.'s second edition of Wildlife-Habitat Relationships: Concepts and Applications is a welcome overview of the state of the art in the mid-1990s. The authors examine their subject from three complementary viewpoints: basic concepts, measurement and analysis, and management. Individual concepts are presented very clearly and the writing is first-rate. The authors provide a level of detail appropriate to an introductory overview.

While this text is suitable for an undergraduate course and provides an excellent basic reference, seasoned professionals may find it lacking. For example, more recent numerical techniques (such as resource selection functions) are beyond the book's scope. Nevertheless, "Wildlife-Habitat Relationships" is admirably up-to-date in many respects, including excellent discussions of experimental approaches and scale, and I've referred to it many times during the course of my own Ph.D. work.

1 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars in the middle leaning to the not so good and the good side., August 8, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Wildlife-Habitat Relationships: Concepts and Applications (Hardcover)

I would probally regret buying this book, even if i do like animals. The book WILDLIFE-HABITAT RELATIONSHIPS:..... SEEMS KIND OF BORING.