Large Herbivore Ecology, Ecosystem Dynamics and Conservation docx

... populations are ‘overabundant’ and have serious nega- tive impacts on forestry, agriculture and biodiversity. In other areas the Large Herbivore Ecology, Ecosystem Dynamics and Conservation, ed. K. Danell, ... abundance and population dynam- ics, the capacity of large herbivores to cope with seasonality in resources and in climatic conditions, and the interplay betwee...

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... Netherlands. Sturgeon biodiversity and conservation: an introduction William E. Bemis¹, Vadim J. Birstein 2 & John R. Waldman 3 I Department of Biology and Graduate Program in Organismic and ... organiza - tion of this volume: Part 1, Diversity and evolution: Part 2, Biology and status reports: and Part 3, Con - troversies, conservation and summary. We hope that the inclu...

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... Reproductive Strategy and Ungulate Population Dynamics 191 12 Management and Conservation of Mountain Goats 204 13 Long-Term Monitoring of Marked Individuals and Advances in Ecology and Conservation ... seven year olds and was 1, 1, and 3 for males aged 8, 9, and 10 years. For females, sample size declined from 67 yearlings to 4 9 year olds and was 1, 4, and 1 for fem...

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... with the vegetative and physical structures of a study area, and the sizes of home ranges of males and females, adults and juveniles, females with or without young, and dominant and subordinate animals. ... capturing and handling carnivores is specialized work and must be conducted with scientifically sound protocols and high stan- dards of animal use and welfare. Researche...

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... alternate wetting and drying, freezing and thawing and frost action, and biochemical. Soil is disturbed by tillage operations and by the trampling of people and livestock. Running water and wind are ... minerals and the relative amounts of calcium, mag- nesium and sodium ions in the water passing through the pores (Arulanandan & Heinzen 1977). Overall, silt loams, loams...

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... in hand. Thus, Chapter 5 provides thorough information on how to humanely live-trap and kill-trap and handle carnivores. The chapter includes extensive tables on traps, sets, drugs, and handling ... techniques to assess conservation status and the most appropriate approaches for planning conservation measures. Urs and Christine Breitenmoser are responsible for research and mon...

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... Springer and Williams (1994); g, h, and i, Indo-Australian Archipelago (see text); j and k, Springer (1988) and Blum (1989); 1, Springer (1982); m and n, Blum (1989); o and p, Hastings and Springer ... Hastings and Springer (1994); b and c, Blum (1989); d, Springer and Williams (1994); e, Blum (1989) and Springer and Williams (1994); f, Winterbottom (1986), Springer...

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... (2008) 5 99:23–30 D OI 10.1007/s107 5 0-007-9206- y European Large Lakes – Ecosystem changes and their ecological and socioeconomic impacts c limate and its impact on aquatic ecos y stems. H owever, t h e ... and Universit y o f Tartu project PFLAJ 05909. We thank S. Hiie fo r i dentification of p lant macrofossils and C.J. Caseldine and M. K uura for improving the language. Th...

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... and consumers (small and large herbivores) and their predators translates ultimately into feeding opportuni- ties for a variety of the top predators such as the herons. Given the large size and ... biodiversity and therefore the health of the wetland. 18 Herons, egrets and bitterns HERONS , EGRETS AND BITTERNS Their biology and conservation in Australia Neil McKilligan H...

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