The Koala: Natural History, Conservation and Management - Softcover

Martin, Roger; Handasyde, Kathrine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1575241366 ISBN 13: 9781575241364

Publisher: Krieger Pub Co, 1999

Synopsis

In the ten years since the previous Koala book was published in the Australian Natural History Series by Lee and Martin, a great deal of basic research has been done on the koala. The conservation status of wild populations has been a topic of much debate and this new edition includes maps of the current distribution of the species and a commentary on the status of wild populations. Other recent studies have enhanced our knowledge in the areas of reproductive biology, endocrinology, energetics, and growth. Facts from all these studies have been woven into the narrative of this new natural history of the species. Headway has also been made in our understanding of koala disease, particularly Chlamydia, and this new information has caused a revision in our thinking as to its role and impact on koala populations. The book includes a chapter on koala population biology which is necessary for an understanding of the many complex issues for the management of the species. It concludes with a discussion of the most difficult management issues: conservation of sparsely distributed populations and the problem of overabundance.

About this edition

• Publisher: Krieger Pub Co
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1575241366
• ISBN 13: 9781575241364
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 144
• Illustrator: Simpson Sue