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Wildlife Science

Linking Ecological Theory and Management Applications

Edited by Timothy E. Fulbright, David G. Hewitt

Contributors: John C. Avise, Guy Baldassare, Marco Festa-Bianchet, Dave Garshelis, Maurice Hornocker, Shane P. Mahoney, Robert George McLean, Dick Potts, John Rappole, Jack Ward Thomas, Mike Tewes, Charles DeYoung, Randy DeYoung, William P. Kuvlesky, Jr., Leonard A. Brennan, Bart M. Ballard, Scott H. Henke, Barry Dunn, Karen V. Noyce, Tyler Campbell, Diana Doan-Crider, D. Lynn Drawe, Alan Fedynich, Fred S. Guthery, Fidel Hernandez, Tom M. Langschield, J. Alfonso Ortega-Santos, Alan S. Pine, G. Allen Rasmussen, Eric J. Redeker, Stuart W. Stedman, David A. Swanson, David R. Synatzske, James G. Teer, Gary L. Waggerman, Jackie N. Weir

Published June 20th 2007 by CRC Press – 384 pages

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Consciously or not, wildlife managers generally act from a theoretical basis, although they may not be fully versed in the details or ramifications of that theory. In practice, the predictions of the practitioners sometimes prove more accurate than those of the theoreticians. Practitioners and theoreticians need to work together, but this proves difficult when new management ideas and cutting-edge ecological theory are often published in separate scientific outlets with distinctly different readerships.

A compilation of the scientific papers presented at the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute's 25th Anniversary Conference of April 2006, Wildlife Science: Linking Ecological Theory and Management Applications brings together these two often separate approaches to elucidate the theoretical underpinnings of wildlife management and to apply evolving ecological concepts to changes and adaptations in management practices. Gathering many of the best and greatest minds in wildlife science, this volume addresses the critically important theme of linking ecological theory and management applications. Divided into five parts, the first two parts deal with the landscape ecology of birds and mammals respectively, demonstrating the need for applied theory in gamebird management and the preservation of the cougar. Part three highlights the role of climate when applying ecological theory to habitat management and discusses the emergence of ecosystem management in managing wildlife at the ecosystem scale. Part four considers the management of wildlife disease and reveals the increasing importance of genetics in conservation and ecology. Finally, the economic and social issues affecting wildlife science round out the coverage in part five.

Applying emerging ecological theory for the advancement of wildlife management, Wildlife Science: Linking Ecological Theory and Management Applications provides a long awaited cooperative look at the future of ecosystem management.

Reviews

". . . it is a fine addition to the libraries of professional wildlife biologists at field stations, wildlife refuges, and regional offices of agencies."

– James H. Shaw, Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Oklahoma State University, in The Journal of Wildlife Management, 2008, Vol. 72, No. 3

Contents

Preface

Linking Ecological Theory and Management Applications, F.C. Bryant

BIRDS

Conservation and Management for Migratory Birds: Insights from Population Data and Theory in the Case of White-Winged Dove, J.H. Rappole, A.S. Pine, D.A. Swanson, and G.L. Waggerman

Avian Ecology at the Landscape Scale in South Texas: Applying Metapopulation Theory to Grassland Bird Conservation, W.P. Kuvlesky, Jr., L.A. Brennan, B.M. Ballard, and T.M. Langschied

Global Biodiversity Conservation: We Need More Managers and Better Theorists, G.R. Potts

Upland Game Bird Management: Linking Theory and Practice in South Texas, L.A. Brennan, F. Hernandez, W.P. Kuvlesky, and F.S. Guthery

An Ecological Basis for Management of Wetland Birds, G.A. Baldassarre

Linking Waterfowl Ecology and Management: A Texas Gulf Coast Perspective, B.M. Ballard

MAMMALS

Conserving the Cats, Cougar as a Model: A Review, M.G. Hornocker

Effects of Drought on Bobcats, Ocelots, and Their Prey, M.E. Tewes and M.G. Hornocker

Seeing the World through the Nose of a Bear - Diversity of Foods Fosters Behavioral and Demographic Stability, D.L. Garshelis and K.V. Noyce

Metapopulations, Food, and People: Bear Management in Northern Mexico, D.G. Hewitt and D.L. Doan-Crider

Ecology, Evolution, Economics, and Ungulate Management, M. Festa-Bianchet

Density Dependence in Deer Populations: Relevance for Management in Variable Environments, C.A. DeYoung, D.L. Drawe, T.E. Fulbright, D.G. Hewitt, S.W. Stedman, D.R. Synatzske, and J.G. Teer

HABITAT

From the Management of Single Species to Ecosystem Management, J.W. Thomas

Applying Ecological Theory to Habitat Management: The Altering Effects of Climate, T.E. Fulbright, J.A. Ortega-S., A. Rasmussen, and E.J. Redecker

ANIMAL HEALTH AND GENETICS

The Introduction and Emergence of Wildlife Diseases in North America, R.G. McLean

Wildlife Disease Management: An Insurmountable Challenge?, S.E. Henke, T.A. Campbell, and A.M. Fedynich

Conservation Genetics of Marine Turtles: Ten Years Later, J.C. Avise

Genetics and Applied Management: Using Genetic Methods to Solve Emerging Wildlife Management Problems, R. W. DeYoung

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ISSUES AFFECTING WILDLIFE SCIENCE

Society, Science, and the Economy: Exploring the Emerging New Order in Wildlife Conservation, S.P. Mahoney and J.N. Weir

Wildlife and Ranching: From Externality to Profit Center, B.H. Dunn

Name: Wildlife Science: Linking Ecological Theory and Management Applications (Hardback) – CRC Press 
Description: Edited by Timothy E. Fulbright, David G. HewittContributors: John C. Avise, Guy Baldassare, Marco Festa-Bianchet, Dave Garshelis, Maurice Hornocker, Shane P. Mahoney, Robert George McLean, Dick Potts, John Rappole, Jack Ward Thomas, Mike Tewes, Charles DeYoung, Randy DeYoung, William P. Kuvlesky, Jr., Leonard A. Brennan, Bart M. Ballard, Scott H. Henke, Barry Dunn, Karen V. Noyce, Tyler Campbell, Diana Doan-Crider, D. Lynn Drawe, Alan Fedynich, Fred S. Guthery, Fidel Hernandez, Tom M. Langschield, J. Alfonso Ortega-Santos, Alan S. Pine, G. Allen Rasmussen, Eric J. Redeker, Stuart W. Stedman, David A. Swanson, David R. Synatzske, James G. Teer, Gary L. Waggerman, Jackie N. Weir. Consciously or not, wildlife managers generally act from a theoretical basis, although they may not be fully versed in the details or ramifications of that theory. In practice, the predictions of the practitioners sometimes prove more accurate than those...
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