BIRD ECOLOGY & CONSERV TECS P: A Handbook of Techniques (Techniques in Ecology & Conservation) - Softcover

SUTHERLAND, William J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198520867 ISBN 13: 9780198520863

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2004

Synopsis

In this intensely practical handbook, a team of leading ornithologists describe a wide range of standard methods that can be applied to the study of avian ecology and conservation. Topics covered range from surveys and tracking and handling to breeding biology, foraging behavior, and migration. Chapters on conservation techniques describe how to assess species over-exploitation, the methods available for the intensive conservation of endangered species, and the principles involved in the maintenance and restoration of habitats. This comprehensive synthesis will be essential reading for graduate students and researchers as well as a valuable resource for environmental consultants and professional conservationists worldwide.

Bird Ecology and Evolution is the first title in a new series of practical handbooks which include titles focusing on specific taxonomic groups as well as those describing broader themes and subjects. William J. Sutherland is the series editor.

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About the Author

William J Sutherland is Professor of Ecology at the University of East Anglia. He is a world-renowned conservation biologist who has contributed enormously to the profile of the subject. His books are best sellers and used by students and conservation professionals worldwide. Professor Ian Newton F.R.S.E. F.R.S. O.B.E. has recently retired from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. He is the author of several classic ornithological texts and remains one of the highest profile ornithologists in the U.K. . Rhys Green is a Principal Research Biologist at the R.S.P.B. and a Senior Research Fellow in the Conservation Biology Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge.

Review

"This handbook offers a detailed practical introduction to methods for observing, censusing, trapping, and autopsying birds in the wild. Sutherland (Univ. of East Anglia), Newton (Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Cambridgeshire), and Green (Univ. of Cambridge) also provide sections on analyses of the resulting data and management of both game and nongame birds... The book is nicely produced with several useful black-and-white halftone photographs, graphs, and drawings."--Choice

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0198520867
• ISBN 13: 9780198520863
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 408