
Wildlife Habitat Conservation
concepts, challenges, and solutions
$175.26
- Hardcover
200 pages
- Release Date
14 May 2015
Summary
“Habitat” is probably the most common term in ecological research. Elementary school students are introduced to the term, college students study the concept in depth, hunters make their plans based on it, nature explorers chat about the different types, and land managers spend enormous time and money modifying and restoring habitats. Although a broad swath of people now have some notion of what habitat is-opening up ample opportunity for further education and conservation-the scientific commu…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781421416106 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1421416107 |
| Series: | Wildlife Management and Conservation |
| Author: | Michael L. Morrison, Heather A. Mathewson |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Imprint: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 200 |
| Release Date: | 14 May 2015 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 254mm x 178mm x 18mm |
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Critics Review
A timely volume… A useful book for those interested in natural resources. Choice …an excellent contribution to the understanding of what habitat is and how to conserve it. Conservation Biology In this very worthwhile book, the editors and chapter authors have accomplished the important task of setting forth a path to guide habitat management and conservation. Great Plains Research The editors of this volume accomplished their goal of reaching a broad audience and providing this audience with an understanding of the factors affecting wildlife and their habitats. The book will be most useful for wildlife students, but will also have immense utility for managers seeking to understand and address emerging habitat threats, and for researchers aiming to broaden their perspectives on the variety of factors influencing habitat. Landscape Ecologist Taken as a whole, this collection of chapters will provide a benchmark for understanding how we are to understand the global consequences of human consumption. Quarterly Review of Biology
About The Author
Michael L. Morrison
Michael L. Morrison is a professor and the Caesar Kleberg Chair of wildlife ecology and conservation at Texas A&M University. He is the author of Restoring Wildlife: Ecological Concepts and Practical Applications and the coauthor of Wildlife-Habitat Relationships: Concepts and Applications and Wildlife Study Design. Heather A. Mathewson is a research scientist at the Texas A&M Institute of Renewable Natural Resources.
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