Exotics On The Range

Author : Elizabeth Cary Mungall,William J. Sheffield
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Nature
ISBN : UOM:39015009122501

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Exotics on the Range by Elizabeth Cary Mungall,William J. Sheffield Pdf

For the first time, the unique wildlife situation involving Texas "exotics, " non-native hoofed animals living and breeding on Texas rangeland, has been documented in a comprehensive form. After summarizing the development of this situation in the 1920s and 1930s, all eight established exotic species are characterized and twenty-five other animals (combined into fifteen groupings) are given to illustrate both successes and failures. Then the variety of prevailing management techniques are discussed. Of special interest is a state-of-the-art carrying capacity evaluation method simple enough for repeated use. To assist readers in identifying further written material, the book ends with a detailed section listing publications on all topics covered. Written in a clear, interesting style, the content is informative and of practical use to the non-specialist. At the same time, it is technically oriented for scientists, professionals, and students in natural resource disciplines. It is a compilation of the current information available on exotic ungulates on Texas rangelands. This is of instant use to ranchers and other decision makers, such as exotics managers, as a reference book. Additionally, it offers much to zoo staff, academics, and anyone from around the United States or around the world interested in these animals or in what can happen when new wildlife species establish themselves alongside natives in rangeland environments.

Author : Elizabeth Cary Mungall
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2007-02-26
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781585445554

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Exotic Animal Field Guide by Elizabeth Cary Mungall Pdf

Exotic animals range in appearance from truly striking to seemingly ordinary, and they live in wildlife preserves, on farms, in parks, and even in the wilderness across the United States. In this book, Elizabeth Cary Mungall provides ample information for anyone, from park visitor and zoo goer to rancher and wildlife biologist, who wants to identify and learn more about exotic wildlife in the United States. Richard D. Estes, author of The Safari Companion, says that "for everyone interested in exotic hoofed stock, Exotic Animal Field Guide is a well-written and beautifully illustrated book that fills a vacant niche." Indeed, the main portion of the book contains fully illustrated species accounts of eighty different kinds of hoofed animals, with native range maps and information about food habits, habitat, temperament, breeding and birth seasons, and fencing needs. A list of exotics-related organizations and a reference section round out the text. Photographs of each species make the book both attractive and useful as a field tool. In a chapter on photographing exotics, Christian Mungall shows readers how to take their own great pictures of these animals. Clearly, as James G. Teer, of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences at Texas A&M University states, this is "much more than a field guide. Elizabeth Cary Mungall's book is a long awaited repository and data source on the ecology, technology, and management of more than 80 species of non-native hoofed animals. . . . Anyone with exotics on his or her property will require Exotic Animal Field Guide."

Author : Anna Meredith,Cathy Johnson Delaney
Publisher : BSAVA
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2010-05-03
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1905319169

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BSAVA Manual of Exotic Pets by Anna Meredith,Cathy Johnson Delaney Pdf

This remains the Foundation Manual for information across the range of exotic pets, from small mammals, through birds, reptiles and amphibians, to invertebrates. Commoner pets, such as rabbits, rodents and budgies retain their place. However, the ever-increasing range of non-traditional pets encountered by the veterinary surgeon in practice is reflected in coverage of some new groups, such as marsupials, ratites and crocodilians.

Author : John Martin Miller,William Crawford Kennard,Frederick Paul Keen,H. F. Winters
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 732 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1959
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : UIUC:30112089576034

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Scientific Careers in the Agricultural Research Service by John Martin Miller,William Crawford Kennard,Frederick Paul Keen,H. F. Winters Pdf

This publication reviews the results of research on the western pine beetle up to July 1, 1952. It shows the progress that has been made in over a half-century of study of this one bark beetle. It also records the trials and errors--the research that ran into blind alleys. The record of this pioneer effort in the field of forest entomology in the United States should be of great help to research workers who are faced with similar problems.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : MINN:30000010137416

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Miscellaneous Publication by Anonim Pdf

The purpose of this bibliography is to provide a convenient guide to material published 1956 and 1957 on forest genetics which will enable research workers and students to find needed references without a time-consuming individual search of the many resources.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1956
Category : Forests and forestry
ISBN : OSU:32435030215057

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A Bibliography on Forest Genetics and Forest Tree Improvement by Anonim Pdf

Author : Tim M. Blackburn,Julie L. Lockwood,Phillip Cassey
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2009-06-25
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780199232543

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Avian Invasions by Tim M. Blackburn,Julie L. Lockwood,Phillip Cassey Pdf

This text summarizes and synthesizes the literature on introduced bird ecology and evolution. It unravels the insights that the study of exotic birds brings to these research strands.

Author : J. Bastow Wilson,Andrew D. Q. Agnew,Stephen H. Roxburgh
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2019-03-21
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781108482219

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The Nature of Plant Communities by J. Bastow Wilson,Andrew D. Q. Agnew,Stephen H. Roxburgh Pdf

Provides a comprehensive review of the role of species interactions in the process of plant community assembly.

Author : Alan Hicks
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 555 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1998-05-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781845699017

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Foreign Exchange Options by Alan Hicks Pdf

Since the first edition of Foreign Exchange Options in 1993, trading in foreign exchange options has undergone rapid expansion and now accounts for a daily turnover of some $100 billion world-wide. This revised and expanded second edition takes into account recent changes in both market practice and regulatory requirements and contains many new explanatory diagrams and practical examples.As with the first edition, the emphasis is on practicality, taking the reader through the basics, clarifying jargon when and where appropriate. This book will be invaluable for accountants, auditors, experienced practitioners and those entering the world of currency options for the first time. The benefits of using options to hedge foreign exchange risk Detailed examination of both the OTC market and the main exchange listing Specific coverage of pricing, trading risk and market practice

Author : Mark S. Ashton,Matthew J. Kelty
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 776 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2018-03-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781119270959

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The Practice of Silviculture by Mark S. Ashton,Matthew J. Kelty Pdf

The most up-to-date, comprehensive resource on silviculture that covers the range of topics and issues facing today’s foresters and resource professionals The tenth edition of the classic work, The Practice of Silviculture: Applied Forest Ecology, includes the most current information and the results of research on the many issues that are relevant to forests and forestry. The text covers such timely topics as biofuels and intensive timber production, ecosystem and landscape scale management of public lands, ecosystem services, surface drinking water supplies, urban and community greenspace, forest carbon, fire and climate, and much more. In recent years, silvicultural systems have become more sophisticated and complex in application, particularly with a focus on multi-aged silviculture. There have been paradigm shifts toward managing for more complex structures and age-classes for integrated and complementary values including wildlife, water and open space recreation. Extensively revised and updated, this new edition covers a wide range of topics and challenges relevant to the forester or resource professional today. This full-color text offers the most expansive book on silviculture and: Includes a revised and expanded text with clear language and explanations Covers the many cutting-edge resource issues that are relevant to forests and forestry Contains boxes within each chapter to provide greater detail on particular silvicultural treatments and examples of their use Features a completely updated bibliography plus new photographs, tables and figures The Practice of Silviculture: Applied Forest Ecology, Tenth Edition is an invaluable resource for students and professionals in forestry and natural resource management.

Author : Marcus Hall
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0813923417

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Earth Repair by Marcus Hall Pdf

Just as the restoration of Michelangelo’s Last Judgment sparked enormous controversy in the art world, so are environmental restorationists intensely divided when it comes to finding ways to rehabilitate damaged ecosystems. Although environmental restoration is quickly becoming a widespread pursuit, debate over the methods and goals of this endeavor often halts progress. The same question confronts artistic and environmental restorationists: Which systems need restoring, and to what states should they be restored? In Earth Repair: A Transatlantic History of Environmental Restoration, Marcus Hall explores the answer to this question while offering an alternative to the usual narrative of humans disrupting and spoiling the earth. Hall’s purpose is not to deny that humans have done lasting damage but to show that those who believed in restoration did not always agree on what they wanted to restore, or how, or to what form. With guidance from the pioneer conservationist George Perkins Marsh, the reader travels between the United States and Italy to see that restoration has taken many forms over the past two hundred years, from maintaining and repairing, to gardening and naturalizing. By contrasting land management in these two countries and elsewhere, Earth Repair clarifies different meanings of restoration, shows how such meanings have changed through time and place, and suggests how restorationists can apply these insights to their own practices.

Author : Kevin Gutzwiller
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2011-06-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461300595

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Applying Landscape Ecology in Biological Conservation by Kevin Gutzwiller Pdf

This book provides a current synthesis of principles and applications in landscape ecology and conservation biology. Bringing together insights from leaders in landscape ecology and conservation biology, it explains how principles of landscape ecology can help us understand, manage and maintain biodiversity. Gutzwiller also identifies gaps in current knowledge and provides research approaches to fill those voids.

Author : Peter Buchen
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2012-02-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781420091021

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An Introduction to Exotic Option Pricing by Peter Buchen Pdf

In an easy-to-understand, nontechnical yet mathematically elegant manner, An Introduction to Exotic Option Pricing shows how to price exotic options, including complex ones, without performing complicated integrations or formally solving partial differential equations (PDEs). The author incorporates much of his own unpublished work, including ideas

Author : Mohamed Bouzoubaa,Adel Osseiran
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2010-03-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780470710081

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Exotic Options and Hybrids by Mohamed Bouzoubaa,Adel Osseiran Pdf

The recent financial crisis brought to light many of the misunderstandings and misuses of exotic derivatives. With market participants on both the buy and sell-side having been found guilty of not understanding the products they were dealing with, never before has there been a greater need for clarification and explanation. Exotic Options and Hybrids is a practical guide to structuring, pricing and hedging complex exotic options and hybrid derivatives that will serve readers through the recent crisis, the road to recovery, the next bull market and beyond. Written by experienced practitioners, it focuses on the three main parts of a derivative’s life: the structuring of a product, its pricing and its hedging. Divided into four parts, the book covers a multitude of structures, encompassing many of the most up-to-date and promising products from exotic equity derivatives and structured notes to hybrid derivatives and dynamic strategies. Based on a realistic setting from the heart of the business, inside a derivatives operation, the practical and intuitive discussions of these aspects make these exotic concepts truly accessible. Adoptions of real trades are examined in detail, and all of the numerous examples are carefully selected so as to highlight interesting and significant aspects of the business. The introduction of payoff structures is accompanied by scenario analysis, diagrams and lifelike sample term sheets. Readers learn how to spot where the risks lie to pave the way for sound valuation and hedging of such products. There are also questions and accompanying discussions dispersed in the text, each exploited to illustrate one or more concepts from the context in which they are set. The applications, the strengths and the limitations of various models are highlighted, in relevance to the products and their risks, rather than the model implementations. Models are de-mystified in separately dedicated sections, but their implications are alluded to throughout the book in an intuitive and non-mathematical manner. By discussing exotic options and hybrids in a practical, non-mathematical and highly intuitive setting, this book will blast through the misunderstanding of exotic derivatives, enabling practitioners to fully understand and correctly structure, price and hedge theses products effectively, and stand strong as the only book in its class to make these “exotic” concepts truly accessible.

Author : Spencer C. H. Barrett,Robert I. Colautti,Katrina M. Dlugosch,Loren H. Rieseberg
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2016-07-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781118922187

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Invasion Genetics by Spencer C. H. Barrett,Robert I. Colautti,Katrina M. Dlugosch,Loren H. Rieseberg Pdf

Invasion Genetics: the Baker & Stebbins legacy provides a state-of-the-art treatment of the evolutionary biology of invasive species, whilst also revisiting the historical legacy of one of the most important books in evolutionary biology: The Genetics of Colonizing Species, published in 1965 and edited by Herbert Baker and G. Ledyard Stebbins. This volume covers a range of topics concerned with the evolutionary biology of invasion including: phylogeography and the reconstruction of invasion history; demographic genetics; the role of stochastic forces in the invasion process; the contemporary evolution of local adaptation; the significance of epigenetics and transgenerational plasticity for invasive species; the genomic consequences of colonization; the search for invasion genes; and the comparative biology of invasive species. A wide diversity of invasive organisms are discussed including plants, animals, fungi and microbes.