Noninvasive Survey Methods for Carnivores - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Noninvasive Survey Methods for Carnivores write by Robert A. Long. This book was released on 2012-09-26. Noninvasive Survey Methods for Carnivores available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The status of many carnivore populations is of growing concern to scientists and conservationists, making the need for data pertaining to carnivore distribution, abundance, and habitat use ever more pressing. Recent developments in “noninvasive” research techniques—those that minimize disturbance to the animal being studied—have resulted in a greatly expanded toolbox for the wildlife practitioner. Presented in a straightforward and readable style, Noninvasive Survey Methods for Carnivores is a comprehensive guide for wildlife researchers who seek to conduct carnivore surveys using the most up-to-date scientific approaches. Twenty-five experts from throughout North America discuss strategies for implementing surveys across a broad range of habitats, providing input on survey design, sample collection, DNA and endocrine analyses, and data analysis. Photographs from the field, line drawings, and detailed case studies further illustrate on-the-ground application of the survey methods discussed. Coupled with cutting-edge laboratory and statistical techniques, which are also described in the book, noninvasive survey methods are effi cient and effective tools for sampling carnivore populations. Noninvasive Survey Methods for Carnivores allows practitioners to carefully evaluate a diversity of detection methods and to develop protocols specific to their survey objectives, study area, and species of interest. It is an essential resource for anyone interested in the study of carnivores, from scientists engaged in primary research to agencies or organizations requiring carnivore detection data to develop management or conservation plans.
Carnivore Ecology and Conservation
Carnivore Ecology and Conservation - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Carnivore Ecology and Conservation write by Luigi Boitani. This book was released on 2012-01-12. Carnivore Ecology and Conservation available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Provides concise, yet authoritative descriptions of the most common techniques used to study wild carnivores and to conserve and manage their populations within increasingly human-dominated landscapes.
Camera Traps in Animal Ecology
Camera Traps in Animal Ecology - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Camera Traps in Animal Ecology write by Allan F. O'Connell. This book was released on 2010-10-05. Camera Traps in Animal Ecology available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Remote photography and infrared sensors are widely used in the sampling of wildlife populations worldwide, especially for cryptic or elusive species. Guiding the practitioner through the entire process of using camera traps, this book is the first to compile state-of-the-art sampling techniques for the purpose of conducting high-quality science or effective management. Chapters on the evaluation of equipment, field sampling designs, and data analysis methods provide a coherent framework for making inferences about the abundance, species richness, and occupancy of sampled animals. The volume introduces new models that will revolutionize use of camera data to estimate population density, such as the newly developed spatial capture–recapture models. It also includes richly detailed case studies of camera trap work on some of the world’s most charismatic, elusive, and endangered wildlife species. Indispensible to wildlife conservationists, ecologists, biologists, and conservation agencies around the world, the text provides a thorough review of the subject as well as a forecast for the use of remote photography in natural resource conservation over the next few decades.
Spatial Capture-Recapture
Spatial Capture-Recapture - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Spatial Capture-Recapture write by J. Andrew Royle. This book was released on 2013-08-27. Spatial Capture-Recapture available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Spatial Capture-Recapture provides a comprehensive how-to manual with detailed examples of spatial capture-recapture models based on current technology and knowledge. Spatial Capture-Recapture provides you with an extensive step-by-step analysis of many data sets using different software implementations. The authors' approach is practical – it embraces Bayesian and classical inference strategies to give the reader different options to get the job done. In addition, Spatial Capture-Recapture provides data sets, sample code and computing scripts in an R package. - Comprehensive reference on revolutionary new methods in ecology makes this the first and only book on the topic - Every methodological element has a detailed worked example with a code template, allowing you to learn by example - Includes an R package that contains all computer code and data sets on companion website
Vertebrate Conservation and Biodiversity
Vertebrate Conservation and Biodiversity - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Vertebrate Conservation and Biodiversity write by David L. Hawksworth. This book was released on 2007-09-09. Vertebrate Conservation and Biodiversity available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book draws together a wide range of papers from researchers around the world that address the conservation and biodiversity of vertebrates, particularly those in terrestrial habitats. Collectively, the papers provide a snap-shot of the types of studies and actions being taken in vertebrate conservation and provide topical examples that will make the volume especially valuable for use in conservation biology courses.
