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Book Synopsis Yakuglas' Legacy by : Ronald W. Hawker
Download or read book Yakuglas' Legacy written by Ronald W. Hawker and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2017-01-06 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charlie James (1867–1937) was a premier carver and painter from the Kwakwaka'wakw First Nation of British Columbia. Also known by his ceremonial name Yakuglas, he was a prolific artist and activist during a period of severe oppression for First Nations people in Canada. Yakuglas’ Legacy examines the life of Charlie James. During the early part of his career James created works primarily for ritual use within Kwakwaka'wakw society. However, in the 1920s, his art found a broader audience as he produced more miniatures and paintings. Through a balanced reading of the historical period and James’ artistic production, Ronald W. Hawker argues that James’ shift to contemporary art forms allowed the artist to make a critical statement about the vitality of Kwakwaka'wakw culture. Yakuglas’ Legacy, aided by the inclusion of 123 colour illustrations, is at once a beautiful and poignant book about the impact of the Canadian project on Aboriginal people and their artistic response.
Book Synopsis Conservation Biology and Applied Zooarchaeology by : Steve Wolverton
Download or read book Conservation Biology and Applied Zooarchaeology written by Steve Wolverton and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Until now, the research of applied zooarchaeologists has not had a significant impact on the work of conservation scientists. This book is designed to show how zooarchaeology can productively inform conservation science. Conservation Biology and Applied Zooarchaeology offers a set of case studies that use animal remains from archaeological and paleontological sites to provide information that has direct implications for wildlife management and conservation biology. It introduces conservation biologists to zooarchaeology, a sub-field of archaeology and ethnobiology, and provides a brief historical account of the development of applied zooarchaeology. The case studies, which utilize palaeozoological data, cover a variety of animals and environments, including the marine ecology of shellfish and fish, potential restoration sites for Sandhill Cranes, freshwater mussel biogeography and stream ecology, conservation of terrestrial mammals such as American black bears, and even a consideration of the validity of the Pleistocene “rewilding” movement. The volume closes with an important new essay on the history, value, and application of applied zooarchaeology by R. Lee Lyman, which updates his classic 1996 paper that encouraged zooarchaeologists to apply their findings to present-day environmental challenges. Each case study provides detailed analysis using the approaches of zooarchaeology and concludes with precise implications for conservation biology. Essays also address issues of political and social ecology, which have frequently been missing from the discussions of conservation scientists. As the editors note, all conservation actions occur in economic, social, and political contexts. Until now, however, the management implications of zooarchaeological research have rarely been spelled out so clearly.
Book Synopsis Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, Forested State Trust Lands, Habitat Conservation Plan by :
Download or read book Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, Forested State Trust Lands, Habitat Conservation Plan written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 824 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Klamath National Forest (N.F.), Thom-Seider Vegetation Management and Fuels Reduction Project by :
Download or read book Klamath National Forest (N.F.), Thom-Seider Vegetation Management and Fuels Reduction Project written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Agricultural Land Use and Wildlife Resources Publisher :National Academies ISBN 13 : Total Pages :276 pages Book Rating :4.1/5 (461 download)
Book Synopsis Land Use and Wildlife Resources by : National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Agricultural Land Use and Wildlife Resources
Download or read book Land Use and Wildlife Resources written by National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Agricultural Land Use and Wildlife Resources and published by National Academies. This book was released on 1970-01-01 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historical perspective. Wildlife values in a Changing World. New patterns on land and water. Influence of land management on wildlife. Special problems of waters and watersheds. Pesticides and wildlife. Wildlife demage and control. Legislation and administration. Evaluation and Conclusions.
Book Synopsis Owls of North America and the Caribbean by : Scott Weidensaul
Download or read book Owls of North America and the Caribbean written by Scott Weidensaul and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2015 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "With detailed information about identification, calls, habitat, breeding, nesting, and behavior, this reference guide has the most up-to-date information about natural history, taxonomy, biology, ecology, migration and conservation status."--Book jacket.
Book Synopsis Better Birding by : George L. Armistead
Download or read book Better Birding written by George L. Armistead and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Better Birding reveals the techniques expert birders use to identify a wide array of bird species in the field—quickly and easily. Featuring hundreds of stunning photos and composite plates throughout, this book simplifies identification by organizing the birds you see into groupings and offering strategies specifically tailored to each group. Skill building focuses not just on traditional elements such as plumage, but also on creating a context around each bird, including habitat, behavior, and taxonomy—parts so integral to every bird's identity but often glossed over by typical field guides. Critical background information is provided for each group, enabling you to approach bird identification with a wide-angle view, using your eyes, brain, and binoculars more strategically, resulting in a more organized approach to learning birds. Better Birding puts the thrill of expert bird identification within your reach. Reveals the techniques used by expert birders for quick and easy identification Simplifies identification with strategies tailored to different groupings of birds Features hundreds of photos and composite plates that illustrate the different techniques Fosters a wide-angle approach to field birding Provides a foundation for building stronger birding skills
Book Synopsis British Columbia’s Inland Rainforest by : Susan K. Stevenson
Download or read book British Columbia’s Inland Rainforest written by Susan K. Stevenson and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The vast temperate rainforests of coastal British Columbia are world renowned, but much less is known about the other rainforest located 500 kilometres inland along the western slopes of the interior mountains. The unique integration of continentality and humidity in this region favours the development of lush rainforest communities that incorporate both coastal and boreal elements. This book brings together, for the first time, a broad spectrum of information about the ecology, management, and conservation of this distinctive ecosystem. Accessibly written and generously illustrated, the chapters examine the physical, social, economic, and ecological dimensions of the rainforest. They also look at how the delicate balance of this ecosystem has been threatened by human use and climate change. In the past, governments encouraged the forest industry to clearcut the “decadent” old stands and replace them with rapidly growing young trees of other species. More recently, out of concern for the ecological consequences of such practices, researchers have begun to examine alternative management strategies. This book offers a vision that combines various strategies in order to balance the conservation of the inland rainforest as a fully functioning ecosystem with human use of its diverse resources.
Book Synopsis Klamath National Forest (N.F.), Mt. Ashland Late-Successional Reserve Habitat Restoration and Fuels Reduction Project by :
Download or read book Klamath National Forest (N.F.), Mt. Ashland Late-Successional Reserve Habitat Restoration and Fuels Reduction Project written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation by : Shane P. Mahoney
Download or read book The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation written by Shane P. Mahoney and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2019-09-10 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The foremost experts on the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation come together to discuss its role in the rescue, recovery, and future of our wildlife resources. At the end of the nineteenth century, North America suffered a catastrophic loss of wildlife driven by unbridled resource extraction, market hunting, and unrelenting subsistence killing. This crisis led powerful political forces in the United States and Canada to collaborate in the hopes of reversing the process, not merely halting the extinctions but returning wildlife to abundance. While there was great understanding of how to manage wildlife in Europe, where wildlife management was an old, mature profession, Continental methods depended on social values often unacceptable to North Americans. Even Canada, a loyal colony of England, abandoned wildlife management as practiced in the mother country and joined forces with like-minded Americans to develop a revolutionary system of wildlife conservation. In time, and surviving the close scrutiny and hard ongoing debate of open, democratic societies, this series of conservation practices became known as the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation. In this book, editors Shane P. Mahoney and Valerius Geist, both leading authorities on the North American Model, bring together their expert colleagues to provide a comprehensive overview of the origins, achievements, and shortcomings of this highly successful conservation approach. This volume • reviews the emergence of conservation in late nineteenth–early twentieth century North America • provides detailed explorations of the Model's institutions, principles, laws, and policies • places the Model within ecological, cultural, and socioeconomic contexts • describes the many economic, social, and cultural benefits of wildlife restoration and management • addresses the Model's challenges and limitations while pointing to emerging opportunities for increasing inclusivity and optimizing implementation Studying the North American experience offers insight into how institutionalizing policies and laws while incentivizing citizen engagement can result in a resilient framework for conservation. Written for wildlife professionals, researchers, and students, this book explores the factors that helped fashion an enduring conservation system, one that has not only rescued, recovered, and sustainably utilized wildlife for over a century, but that has also advanced a significant economic driver and a greater scientific understanding of wildlife ecology. Contributors: Leonard A. Brennan, Rosie Cooney, James L. Cummins, Kathryn Frens, Valerius Geist, James R. Heffelfinger, David G. Hewitt, Paul R. Krausman, Shane P. Mahoney, John F. Organ, James Peek, William Porter, John Sandlos, James A. Schaefer
Book Synopsis Wildlife Habitat Management by : Brenda C. McComb
Download or read book Wildlife Habitat Management written by Brenda C. McComb and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2007-06-20 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, conflicts between ecological conservation and economic growth forced a reassessment of the motivations and goals of wildlife and forestry management. Focus shifted from game and commodity management to biodiversity conservation and ecological forestry. Previously separate fields such as forestry, biology, botany, and zoology merged
Book Synopsis West Coast Environmental Law's Guide to Forest Land Use Planning by : Mark Haddock
Download or read book West Coast Environmental Law's Guide to Forest Land Use Planning written by Mark Haddock and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Interpretation of Habitat Quality from Air Photos at Marbled Murrelet Nest Sites in Mussel Inlet on the British Columbia Central Coast by : Frances M. Louise Waterhouse
Download or read book Interpretation of Habitat Quality from Air Photos at Marbled Murrelet Nest Sites in Mussel Inlet on the British Columbia Central Coast written by Frances M. Louise Waterhouse and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We used newer, larger-scale 2007 colour air photos to interpret habitat attributes and classify habitat quality of 14 Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) nest sites identified in 1992 (n = 2) and 1999 (n = 12) in Mussel Inlet on the Central Coast of British Columbia. Mussel Inlet is a fjordland environment atypical of other areas for which the air photo interpretation classification has been tested using nest sites (i.e., Haida Gwaii, Vancouver Island, and south coastal British Columbia). Nesting habitat described by 3-ha plots centred on the nest site was characterized in Mussel Inlet as having complex canopies with large trees in mid to low meso slope positions, and as such is comparable to that reported elsewhere in British Columbia. However, comparisons of the nest plot habitat attributes to those at 27 random plots also suggested that interpretations of murrelet habitat selectivity for Mussel Inlet differed from other coastal areas due to differences in characteristics and availability of forest structures. Overall in Mussel Inlet, more nest plots were classed as lower quality (i.e., 50% Low and Very Low) on air photos compared to other British Columbian studies (i.e., ~14% Low and Very Low). Although selectivity testing based on air photo habitat class was inconclusive, particularly for the High and Very High quality habitats for which limited habitat was available (~1 % of the study area), a trend was indicated for higher proportional use of Moderate and Low habitats and lower proportional use of Very Low habitats. We discuss limitations of the samples used for this study and issues in interpretation, resolution, and scale in applying the air photo methods in topographically complex, fjordland landscapes such as Mussel Inlet. Given these limitations and issues, we recommend use of aerial survey methods to confirm occurrence of nest platforms.
Book Synopsis General Technical Report PNW-GTR by :
Download or read book General Technical Report PNW-GTR written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 1074 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Canadian Journal of Zoology written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 716 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Wildlife Management and Conservation by : Paul R. Krausman
Download or read book Wildlife Management and Conservation written by Paul R. Krausman and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2022-09-20 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The book contains the essential information that wildlife biologists and managers use to manage wildlife populations today, and it gives students the information they need to pursue a profession in wildlife management and conservation"--
Book Synopsis Exploring Studbooks for Wildlife Management and Conservation by : F.P.G. Princée
Download or read book Exploring Studbooks for Wildlife Management and Conservation written by F.P.G. Princée and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-12-20 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many endangered species of wild animals are managed in captivity through studbooks. In this book these data-rich resources are mined in innovative, integrated and statistically tested ways to maximise information gain for conservation practice – whether for captive or released/reintroduced or managed wild populations. This book is thus an important tool for all species managers, and for students and researchers in small population biology and wildlife conservation. The book's studbook analyses are grouped in three interrelated sections: natural history, demography and genetics. Statistical tests to determine the significance of results or to compare results between subgroups are undertaken throughout. Real studbooks of a variety of species, e.g. cranes, wolverines, blesbok, illustrate the practical applications and interpretations of the analyses and statistics. The “natural history” section presents analyses to determine baseline species information such as litter size, inter-birth interval, longevity and seasonality. “Demography” covers census(-style) analyses, age-class based life tables, comparative survival analyses and population projections. Solutions for dealing with small sample sizes are included.Inbreeding depression and unconscious selection form the main focus of the “genetics” section. Survival and life table analyses are used to assess inbreeding effects. Quantitative genetics methods are applied to natural history traits as a tool to monitor genetic variation. A fourth section on “conservation” shows how data from captive populations can be used where natural history data from wild populations are missing. A real example uses studbook data to inform Population Viability Analysis. The final section deals with issues related to incomplete and missing data and statistical topics. The purpose-written open-source software programs “Population Management Library (PML)” and “studbookR” used for analyses in the book, are available at www.princee.com.
