Animal Ecology

Author : Charles S. Elton
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2001-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 0226206394

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Animal Ecology by Charles S. Elton Pdf

Charles Elton was one of the founders of ecology, and his Animal Ecology was one of the seminal works that defined the field. In this book Elton introduced and drew together many principles still central to ecology today, including succession, niche, food webs, and the links between communities and ecosystems, each of which he illustrated with well-chosen examples. Many of Elton's ideas have proven remarkably prescient—for instance, his emphasis on the role climatic changes play in population fluctuations anticipated recent research in this area stimulated by concerns about global warming. For Chicago's reprint of this classic work, ecologists Mathew A. Leibold and J. Timothy Wootton have provided new introductions to each chapter, placing Elton's ideas in historical and scientific context. They trace modern developments in each of the key themes Elton introduced, and provide references to the most current literature. The result will be an important work for ecologists interested in the roots of their discipline, for educated readers looking for a good overview of the field, and for historians of science.

Author : Charles Sutherland Elton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1927
Category : Animal ecology
ISBN : UOM:39015055141330

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Animal Ecology by Charles Sutherland Elton Pdf

Author : Luigi Boitani,Todd Fuller
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 668 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2000-06-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780231501392

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Research Techniques in Animal Ecology by Luigi Boitani,Todd Fuller Pdf

The present biodiversity crisis is rife with opportunities to make important conservation decisions; however, the misuse or misapplication of the methods and techniques of animal ecology can have serious consequences for the survival of species. Still, there have been relatively few critical reviews of methodology in the field. This book provides an analysis of some of the most frequently used research techniques in animal ecology, identifying their limitations and misuses, as well as possible solutions to avoid such pitfalls. In the process, contributors to this volume present new perspectives on the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data. Research Techniques in Animal Ecology is an overarching account of central theoretical and methodological controversies in the field, rather than a handbook on the minutiae of techniques. The editors have forged comprehensive presentations of key topics in animal ecology, such as territory and home range estimates, habitation evaluation, population viability analysis, GIS mapping, and measuring the dynamics of societies. Striking a careful balance, each chapter begins by assessing the shortcomings and misapplications of the techniques in question, followed by a thorough review of the current literature, and concluding with possible solutions and suggested guidelines for more robust investigations.

Author : Michael L. Morrison,Leonard A. Brennan,Bruce G. Marcot,William M. Block,Kevin S. McKelvey
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781421440729

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Applications for Advancing Animal Ecology by Michael L. Morrison,Leonard A. Brennan,Bruce G. Marcot,William M. Block,Kevin S. McKelvey Pdf

Practical guidance for wildlife professionals working to improve study design, data analysis, and the application of results to habitat and population management. Winner of the Wildlife Society Publications Book Award by The Wildlife Society Despite major advances in sampling techniques and analytical methods, many animal ecologists conduct research that is primarily relevant to a specific time and place. They also tend to focus more on the statistical analyses and nuances of modeling than actual study design. Arguing that studies of animal ecology should always begin with a focus on the behaviors and characteristics of individual organisms, including how they form into distinct biological populations, Applications for Advancing Animal Ecology takes a fresh and critical look at the field. Building from its companion volume, Foundations for Advancing Animal Ecology, this practical book presents readers with the principal methods used to observe animal behavior. Teaching them to assess resource abundance categories of species-environmental relationships models, it also explores • major aspects of measuring animal habitat: what to measure and how to measure it; • common sampling and estimation methods to assess population parameters; • when to measure and how to analyze data; • problems that will confront ecologists in the coming years—and how to gather information to adequately address them; and • how the experimental approach can be used to advance the science of animal ecology. Throughout the book, the authors stress the importance of speaking a common and well-defined language. Avoiding vague and misleading terminology, they assert, will help ecologists translate science into meaningful and lasting actions in the environment. Taking the perspective of the organism of interest in developing concepts and applications, the authors always keep the potentially biased human perspective in focus. They also provide a selection of suggested research projects, cautions, and caveats. A major advancement in understanding the factors underlying wildlife–habitat relationships, Applications for Advancing Animal Ecology will be an invaluable resource to natural resource management professionals and practitioners, including state and federal agencies, non-governmental organizations, and environmental consultants.

Author : Allan F. O'Connell,James D. Nichols,K. Ullas Karanth
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2010-10-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9784431994954

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Camera Traps in Animal Ecology by Allan F. O'Connell,James D. Nichols,K. Ullas Karanth Pdf

Remote photography and infrared sensors are widely used in the sampling of wildlife populations worldwide, especially for cryptic or elusive species. Guiding the practitioner through the entire process of using camera traps, this book is the first to compile state-of-the-art sampling techniques for the purpose of conducting high-quality science or effective management. Chapters on the evaluation of equipment, field sampling designs, and data analysis methods provide a coherent framework for making inferences about the abundance, species richness, and occupancy of sampled animals. The volume introduces new models that will revolutionize use of camera data to estimate population density, such as the newly developed spatial capture–recapture models. It also includes richly detailed case studies of camera trap work on some of the world’s most charismatic, elusive, and endangered wildlife species. Indispensible to wildlife conservationists, ecologists, biologists, and conservation agencies around the world, the text provides a thorough review of the subject as well as a forecast for the use of remote photography in natural resource conservation over the next few decades.

Author : Hermann Remmert
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642677106

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Arctic Animal Ecology by Hermann Remmert Pdf

A large number of comprehensive publications has been devoted to the Antarctic, to its plant and animal life. It is therefore relatively easy to familiarize oneself with the current state of Antarctic research. Nothing comparable is available for the Arctic. The heterogeneity and richness of the northern polar regions seem to have discouraged any attempt at a synthethic approach. This book has evolved from an attempt to summarize the results of 15 years of ecological and physiological research work in the Arctic - mostly on Spitsbergen. The necessity of comparing our results and the ecological conditions of Spitsbergen with other arctic regions grew into a full-sized book on arctic animal ecology. It is not meant as an exhaustive survey ofthe relevant literature. Instead I have tried to show how closely the various fields of research are interwoven, how many questions can be solved if only notice is taken of fellow scientists and their results, and how much arctic animals have in common. This book would not have been possible without the helpfulness of many colleagues. Above all I should like to mention Professor Ronning and Professor Solem of Trondheim University (Norway), Professor Arnthor Gardasson of Reykjavik University (Iceland), Dr. NettIeship, Dr. Oliver and Dr. Ryder of Canada and Professor West of Fairbanks University (Alaska, USA).

Author : Dr. Prashantkumar Joshi ,Pushyamitra Keshav Joshi
Publisher : Shashwat Publication
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789390290192

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Textbook of Animal Ecology, Toxicology and Environmental Pollution by Dr. Prashantkumar Joshi ,Pushyamitra Keshav Joshi Pdf

‘‘Textbook of Animal Ecology, Toxicology and Environmental Pollution’’ the authors have given all efforts to go through the contents related to this book. This book brings the best chance for the students to stand in the world and make carrer in Biological Science. The Present book is written in a simple, clear and comprehensive way. Authors have done the service of different scientific topics by publishing this book Maidan venture. The present book will surely be the friend and the guide for UG and PG students. The book has the ability to get proved as launching pad for the prodigy. All the Best...

Author : Ted Benton
Publisher : Verso
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0860913937

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Natural Relations by Ted Benton Pdf

In this challenging book, Ted Benton takes recent debates about the moral status of animals as a basis for reviewing the discourse of "human rights." Liberal-individualist views of human rights and advocates of animal rights tend to think of individuals, whether human or animals, in isolation from their social position. This makes them vulnerable to criticisms from the left which emphasize the importance of social relationships to individual well-being. Benton's argument supports the important assumption, underpinning the cause for human rights, that humans and other species of animal have much in common, both in the conditions for their well-being and their vulnerability to harm. Both liberal rights theory and its socialist critique fail adequately to theorize these aspects of human vulnerability. Nevertheless, it is argued that, enriched by feminist and ecological insights, a socialist view of rights has much to offer. Lucid and wide-ranging in its argument, Natural Relations enables the outline of an ecological socialist view of rights and justice to begin to take shape.

Author : Michael L. Morrison,Leonard A. Brennan,Bruce G. Marcot,William M. Block,Kevin S. McKelvey
Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781421439198

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Foundations for Advancing Animal Ecology by Michael L. Morrison,Leonard A. Brennan,Bruce G. Marcot,William M. Block,Kevin S. McKelvey Pdf

A major advancement in understanding the factors underlying wildlife-habitat relationships, Foundations for Advancing Animal Ecology will be an invaluable resource to professionals and practitioners in natural resource management in public and private sectors, including state and federal agencies, non-governmental organizations, and environmental consultants.

Author : T. Royama
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-22
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781108844420

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Animal Population Ecology by T. Royama Pdf

The fundamental concepts of animal population are misunderstood; this book draws a road map to the future development of ecology.

Author : Gerhard von der Emde,Eric Warrant
Publisher : Springer
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319254920

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The Ecology of Animal Senses by Gerhard von der Emde,Eric Warrant Pdf

The collection of chapters in this book present the concept of matched filters: response characteristics “matching” the characteristics of crucially important sensory inputs, which allows detection of vital sensory stimuli while sensory inputs not necessary for the survival of the animal tend to be filtered out, or sacrificed. The individual contributions discuss that the evolution of sensing systems resulted from the necessity to achieve the most efficient sensing of vital information at the lowest possible energetic cost. Matched filters are found in all senses including vision, hearing, olfaction, mechanoreception, electroreception and infrared sensing and different cases will be referred to in detail.

Author : T. N. Ananthakrishnan,T. R. Viswanathan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Animal ecology
ISBN : CORNELL:31924000585913

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General Animal Ecology by T. N. Ananthakrishnan,T. R. Viswanathan Pdf

Author : Peter D. Moore
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Animal ecology
ISBN : IND:30000036911307

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The Encyclopedia of Animal Ecology by Peter D. Moore Pdf

Author : Dr. Jens Krause,Richard James,Daniel W. Franks,Darren P. Croft
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780199679058

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Animal Social Networks by Dr. Jens Krause,Richard James,Daniel W. Franks,Darren P. Croft Pdf

This book demonstrates the application of network theory to the social organization of animals.

Author : Michael Allaby
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Ecology
ISBN : 9780816061006

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Ecology by Michael Allaby Pdf

Traces the origin of ecology and explains what it is and how it has progressed over time.