Population Management for Survival and Recovery: Analytical Methods and Strategies in Small Population Conservation

Jonathan Ballou (Ed.)

ISBN 10: 0231101767 / ISBN 13: 9780231101769

Published by Columbia University Press, 1995

About this Item

Places the converging disciplines of wildlife management and captive management in the context of the developing field of population and habitat viability analysis. The contributors explore the science of the demographic management of small populations, both in zoos and in the wild. Editor(s): Ballou, Jonathan D.; Gilpin, Michael; Foose, Thomas J. Series: Issues, Cases, and Methods in Biodiversity Conservation. Num Pages: 375 pages, 20 tables,72 figs. BIC Classification: PSVS; RNF; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 234. Weight in Grams: 681. . 1995. 0th Edition. Hardcover. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Population Management for Survival and Recovery: Analytical Methods and Strategies in Small Population Conservation
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0231101767
• ISBN 13: 9780231101769
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Places the converging disciplines of wildlife management and captive management in the context of the developing field of population and habitat viability analysis. The contributors explore the science of the demographic management of small populations, both in zoos and in the wild.

About the Author

Jonathan D. Ballou is population manager at the National Zoological Park of the Smithsonian Institution.

Michael Gilpin teaches in the department of biology at the University of California, San Diego.

Thomas J. Foose is program director of the International Rhino Foundation.