Behavioral Approaches to Conservation in the Wild

£145.00

usually dispatched within 6-10 days

We ship worldwide - see checkout for options

Exceptional customer service trusted by 100's

    Behavioral Approaches to Conservation in the Wild Editors: Richard Buchholz, Janine R. Clemmons Format: Hardback First Published: Published By: Cambridge University Press
    string(3) "404"
    Pages: 404 Illustrations and other contents: 8 Tables, unspecified; 2 Halftones, unspecified; 37 Line drawings, unspecified Language: English ISBN: 9780521580540 Categories: , , , ,

    Today’s conservation literature emphasises landscape ecology and population genetics without addressing the behavioral links that enable the long term survival of populations. This book presents theoretical and practical arguments for considering behavior patterns in attempts to conserve biodiversity. Prominent scientists and wildlife managers are brought together in this volume to address a number of issues, including the limits and potentials of behavioral research to conservation, the importance of behavioral variation as a component of biodiversity, and the use of animal behavior to solve conservation problems and provide specific direction for research and management practices. The book emphasises conservation of wild populations as opposed to captive and reintroduced populations, where behavioral research has concentrated in the past. The variety of expertise in this volume demonstrates that the complete ethological framework, not just behavioral ecology, provides valuable techniques and knowledge for conserving biodiversity.

    Weight0.853 kg
    Author
    Editor
    Photographer
    Format

    Illustrators
    Publisher

    Reviews

    There are no reviews yet.

    Only logged in customers who have purchased this product may leave a review.

    'There is a lot of information brought together which has not been accessible in one volume, nor presented in this way before. I believe this is a valuable read in particular for students of animal behaviour. Forget about whether you are in the behaviourists' or conservationists' camp, if you are unsure whether this book is of interest to you, read any one of the chapters 9-14 and you are sure to find out.' Gillian Gilbert, Animal Behaviour 'Conservation biologists who read this volume will find it very inspiring.' Matthew H. Godfrey, Trends in Ecology and Evolution 'If this book did not exist, it would need to be written … a single book rarely changes scientific cultures, but it may be a starting point for more exchange between the disciplines. It provides a series of arguments why, in its ever increasing importance, conservation work should not be done (and actually cannot be done) without expertise in the field of behavioural mechanisms and functions. This book is therefore essential not only for ethologists, but is necessary for any decision-maker in wildlife management and conservation.' Ethology