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Author : Rob Strachan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780954637651
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (376 download)
Download or read book Water Vole Conservation Handbook written by Rob Strachan and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Rob Strachan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780954637644
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (376 download)
Download or read book Water Vole Conservation Handbook written by Rob Strachan and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mike Dean
Publisher : Pelagic Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1784272558
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (842 download)
Download or read book Water Vole Field Signs and Habitat Assessment written by Mike Dean and published by Pelagic Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2021-04-22 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essential guide to assist those surveying for water voles, whether as a professional ecological consultant, a researcher or simply an interested amateur. This book provides detailed descriptions of all the habitats used by water voles, including ideal habitats as well as less typical places, with annotated photos to help the surveyor home in on just the right areas to look. It also contains a comprehensive photographic reference guide to assist in the correct identification of water vole field signs, and explains how to distinguish them from those of similar species. Tips on where and how to search for field signs are also provided, along with guidance on how best to record survey data.
Author : Mike Dean
Publisher : Mammal Society Mitigation Guidance Series
ISBN 13 : 9780993567308
Total Pages : 47 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (673 download)
Download or read book The Water Vole Mitigation Handbook written by Mike Dean and published by Mammal Society Mitigation Guidance Series. This book was released on 2016-04 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Water Vole Mitigation Handbook, endorsed by the Water Vole Steering Group and CIEEM, provides the latest guidance on mitigating the effects of development on water voles. The first in a new series of practitioner guidance from The Mammal Society, it provides the evidence base for informed decision-making by ecological consultants, planners, Competent Authorities and developers.
Author : English Nature (Agency)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781857164589
Total Pages : 6 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (645 download)
Download or read book Water Vole Guidance for Planners and Developers written by English Nature (Agency) and published by . This book was released on 1999-12-01 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John L. Hoogland
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226351181
Total Pages : 571 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (263 download)
Download or read book The Black-Tailed Prairie Dog written by John L. Hoogland and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1995-04 with total page 571 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Black-Tailed Prairie Dog, John L. Hoogland draws on sixteen years of research at Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, in the United States to provide this account of prairie dog social behavior. Through comparisons with more than 300 other animal species, he offers new insights into basic theory in behavioral ecology and sociobiology. Hoogland documents interactions within and among families of prairie dogs to examine the advantages and disadvantages of coloniality. By addressing such topics as male and female reproductive success, inbreeding, kin recognition, and infanticide, Hoogland offers a broad view of conflict and cooperation. Among his surprising findings is that prairie dog females sometimes suckle, and at other times kill, the offspring of close kin. Enhanced by more than 100 photographs, this book illuminates the social organization of a burrowing mammal and raises fundamental questions about current theory. As the most detailed long-term study of any social rodent, The Black-Tailed Prairie Dog will interest not only mammalogists and other vertebrate biologists, but also students of behavioral and evolutionary ecology.
Author : Jane Russ
Publisher : Nature Book
ISBN 13 : 9781912654178
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (541 download)
Download or read book The Red Squirrel Book written by Jane Russ and published by Nature Book. This book was released on 2019-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A must-have for all British nature lovers, The Red Squirrel Book is a stunning compendium of fact and photography.
Author : Christine Gregory
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781910240540
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (45 download)
Download or read book The Water Vole written by Christine Gregory and published by . This book was released on 2016-02 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The water vole is one of Britain's most endangered mammals. Here, Christine Gregory tells the story of the water vole, past, present and future, principally through its history in the waterways of Derbyshire. Having spent several years studying Derbyshire's water vole population and habitats, and capturing their behaviour intimately through her photography, Christine has developed a relationship with many of the custodians of the county's waterways, who are vital to the survival of the water vole.
Author : Roisin Campbell-Palmer
Publisher : Pelagic Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1784271152
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (842 download)
Download or read book The Eurasian Beaver Handbook written by Roisin Campbell-Palmer and published by Pelagic Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2016-08-15 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beavers are widely recognised as a keystone species which play a pivotal role in riparian ecology. Their tree felling and dam building behaviours coupled with a suite of other activities create a wealth of living opportunities that are exploited by a range of other species. Numerous scientific studies demonstrate that beaver-generated living environments that are much richer in terms of both biodiversity and biomass than wetland environments from which they are absent. Emerging contemporary studies indicate clearly that the landscapes they create can afford sustainable, cost-effective remedies for water retention, flood alleviation, silt and chemical capture. Beaver activities, especially in highly modified environments, may be challenging to certain land use activities and landowners. Many trialled and tested methods to mitigate against these impacts, including a wide range of non-lethal management techniques, are regularly implemented across Europe and North America. Many of these techniques will be new to people, especially in areas where beavers are newly re-establishing. This handbook serves to discuss both the benefits and challenges in living with this species, and collates the wide range of techniques that can be implemented to mitigate any negative impacts. The authors of this handbook are all beaver experts and together they have a broad range of scientific knowledge and practical experience regarding the ecology, captive husbandry, veterinary science, pathology, reintroduction and management of beavers in both continental Europe and Britain.
Author : Polly Pullar
Publisher : Birlinn Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1788854659
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (888 download)
Download or read book A Scurry of Squirrels written by Polly Pullar and published by Birlinn Ltd. This book was released on 2021-07-01 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Polly Pullar has had a passion for red squirrels since childhood. As a wildlife rehabilitator, she knows the squirrel on a profoundly personal level and has hand-reared numerous litters of orphan kits, eventually returning them to the wild. In this book she shares her experiences and love for the squirrel and explores how our perceptions have changed. Heavily persecuted until the 1960s, it has since become one of the nation's most adored mammals. But we are now racing against time to ensure its long-term survival in an ever-changing world. Set against the beautiful backdrop of Polly's Perthshire farm, where she works continuously to encourage wildlife great and small, she highlights how nature can, and indeed will, recover if only we give it a chance. In just two decades, her efforts have brought spectacular results, and numerous squirrels and other animals visit her wild farm every day.
Author : David Arnold Hill
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521823685
Total Pages : 598 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (236 download)
Download or read book Handbook of Biodiversity Methods written by David Arnold Hill and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-08-04 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Handbook, first published in 2005, provides standard procedures for planning and conducting a survey of any species or habitat and for evaluating the data.
Author : Frank Rosell
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192571990
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (925 download)
Download or read book Beavers written by Frank Rosell and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022-01-07 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beavers are represented by two extant species, the Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) and the North American beaver (Castor canadensis); each has played a significant role in human history and dominated wetland ecology in the northern hemisphere. Their behaviour and ecology both fascinate and perhaps even infuriate, but seemingly never fail to amaze. Both species have followed similar histories from relentless persecution to the verge of extinction (largely through hunting), followed by their subsequent recovery and active restoration which is viewed by many as a major conservation success story. Beavers have now been reintroduced throughout Europe and North America, demonstrating that their role as a keystone engineer is now widely recognised with proven abilities to increase the complexity and biodiversity of freshwater ecosystems. What animals other than humans can simultaneously act as engineers, forest workers, carpenters, masons, creators of habitats, and nature managers? Over the last 20 years, there has been a huge increase in the number of scientific papers published on these remarkable creatures, and an authoritative synthesis is now timely. This accessible text goes beyond their natural history to describe the impacts on humans, conflict mitigation, animal husbandry, management, and conservation. Beavers: Ecology, Behaviour, Conservation, and Management is an accessible reference for a broad audience of professional academics (especially carnivore and mammalian biologists), researchers and graduate students, governmental and non-governmental wildlife bodies, and amateur natural historians intrigued by these wild animals and the extraordinary processes of nature they exemplify.
Author : Victoria Todd
Publisher : Pelagic Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1907807705
Total Pages : 431 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (78 download)
Download or read book Marine Mammal Observer and Passive Acoustic Monitoring Handbook written by Victoria Todd and published by Pelagic Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2015-03-18 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marine Mammal Observer and Passive Acoustic Monitoring Handbook is the ultimate instruction manual for mitigation measures to minimise man-made acoustical and physical disturbances to marine mammals from industrial and defence activities.
Author : Theodore G. Manno
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 1496811976
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (968 download)
Download or read book Swamp Rat written by Theodore G. Manno and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2017-05-31 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theodore G. Manno traces the history of nutria from their natural range in South America to their status as an invasive species known for destroying the environmentally and economically important wetlands along the Gulf Coast. In this definitive book on “swamp rats,” Manno vividly recounts western expansion and the explosion of the American fur industry. Then he details an apocalyptic turn—to replace an overhunted beaver population in North America, humans introduced nutria. With an eclectic repertoire of true stories that read like fiction and are played out by larger-than-life characters, Manno conveys the legend of empire-seeking fur trappers, the bizarre miscommunications that led to nutria releases, and the sadness that comes with killing millions of nutria whose ancestors were never meant to leave their South American habitat. He tells of disastrous interactions among hungry nutria, storm surges from Hurricane Katrina, and major oil spills. His extensively researched and epic narrative, accompanied by more than thirty photographs and entertaining interviews with biologists, historians, fashion designers, and chefs, weaves a poignant tale of empire, conquest, fortune, and even Tabasco Sauce. Manno provides a full overview of what is currently known about nutria—a species now aggressively hunted with a bounty program because of their reputation for wetland destruction.
Author : Craig M. Shuttleworth
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780954757618
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (576 download)
Download or read book Red Squirrels: Ecology, Conservation & Management in Europe written by Craig M. Shuttleworth and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The management of red squirrel populations relies on an extensive knowledge of the ecological, social and economic factors affecting population demography and abundance. This volume contains peer reviewed studies authored by many of the world's leading squirrel experts, and is a collection which will contriobute to the evolution of applied conservation across Europe. Early chapters describe the interaction between red and grey squirrels, and review dietary studies, scatter hoarding strategies, causes of mortality, predation impacts, genetic research, and the impact of habitat fragmentation upon squirrel dispersal. Later case studies present the challenges of managing red and grey squirrels at a local, regional and national scale.
Author : Jan M. Wójcik
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 476 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Evolution of Shrews written by Jan M. Wójcik and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : C. Kenneth Dodd
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198726139
Total Pages : 491 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (987 download)
Download or read book Reptile Ecology and Conservation written by C. Kenneth Dodd and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 491 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practical handbook of reptile field ecology and conservation brings together a distinguished, international group of reptile researchers to provide a state-of-the-art review of the many new and exciting techniques used to study reptiles. The authors describe ecological sampling techniques and how they are implemented to monitor the conservation status and population trends of snakes, lizards, tuatara, turtles, and crocodilians throughout the world. Emphasis is placed on the extent of statistical inference and the biases associated with different techniques and analyses. The chapters focus on the application of field research and data analysis for achieving an understanding of reptile life history, population dynamics, movement patterns, thermal ecology, conservation status, and the relationship between reptiles and their environment. The book emphasises the need for thorough planning, and demonstrates how a multi-dimensional approach incorporates information related to morphology, genetics, molecular biology, epidemiology, statistical modelling, animal welfare, and biosecurity. Although accentuating field sampling, sections on experimental applications in laboratories and zoos, thermal ecology, genetics, landscape ecology, disease and biosecurity, and management options are included. Much of this information is scattered in the scientific literature or not readily available, and the intention is to provide an affordable, comprehensive synthesis for use by graduate students, researchers, and practising conservationists worldwide.
