Monitoring Animal Populations And Their Habitats

Author : Brenda McComb,Benjamin Zuckerberg,David Vesely,Christopher Jordan
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2010-03-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 1420070584

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Monitoring Animal Populations and Their Habitats by Brenda McComb,Benjamin Zuckerberg,David Vesely,Christopher Jordan Pdf

In the face of so many unprecedented changes in our environment, the pressure is on scientists to lead the way toward a more sustainable future. Written by a team of ecologists, Monitoring Animal Populations and Their Habitats: A Practitioner’s Guide provides a framework that natural resource managers and researchers can use to design monitoring programs that will benefit future generations by distilling the information needed to make informed decisions. In addition, this text is valuable for undergraduate- and graduate-level courses that are focused on monitoring animal populations. With the aid of more than 90 illustrations and a four-page color insert, this book offers practical guidance for the entire monitoring process, from incorporating stakeholder input and data collection, to data management, analysis, and reporting. It establishes the basis for why, what, how, where, and when monitoring should be conducted; describes how to analyze and interpret the data; explains how to budget for monitoring efforts; and discusses how to assemble reports of use in decision-making. The book takes a multi-scaled and multi-taxa approach, focusing on monitoring vertebrate populations and upland habitats, but the recommendations and suggestions presented are applicable to a variety of monitoring programs. Lastly, the book explores the future of monitoring techniques, enabling researchers to better plan for the future of wildlife populations and their habitats. Monitoring Animal Populations and Their Habitats: A Practitioner’s Guide furthers the goal of achieving a world in which biodiversity is allowed to evolve and flourish in the face of such uncertainties as climate change, invasive species proliferation, land use expansion, and population growth.

Author : Caryl L. Elzinga,Daniel W. Salzer,John W. Willoughby,James P. Gibbs
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2009-05-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781444313109

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Monitoring Plant and Animal Populations by Caryl L. Elzinga,Daniel W. Salzer,John W. Willoughby,James P. Gibbs Pdf

Monitoring Plant and Animal Populations offers an overviewof population monitoring issues that is accessible to the typicalfield biologist and land managers with a modest statisticalbackground. The text includes concrete guidelines for ecologists tofollow to design a statistically defensible monitoringprogram. User-friendly, practical guide, written in a highly readableformat. The authors provide an interdisciplinary scope to address thecurrent, widespread interest in monitoring in many environmentalfields, including pure and applied ecology, conservation biology,and wildlife management. Emphasizes the role of monitoring in adaptive management. Defines important terminology and contrasts monitoring withother data-collection activities. Covers the applicable principlesof sampling and shows how to design a monitoring project. Provides a step-by-step overview of the monitoring process,illustrated by flow charts and references. The authors also offerguidelines for analyzing and interpreting monitoring data. Illustrates the foundation of management objectives anddescribes their components, types, and development. Describes common field techniques for measuring importantattributes of animal and plant populations. Reviews different methods for recording monitoring data in thefield, managing the data, and communicating data to policymakers.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Habitat (Ecology)
ISBN : UIUC:30112054451932

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Strategies for Monitoring Terrestrial Animals and Habitats by Anonim Pdf

This General Technical Report (GTR) addresses monitoring strategies for terrestrial animals and habitats. It focuses on monitoring associated with National Forest Management Act planning and is intended to apply primarily to monitoring efforts that are broader than individual National Forests. Primary topics covered in the GTR are monitoring requirements; ongoing monitoring programs; key monitoring questions and measures; balancing three necessary and complementary forms of monitoring (targeted, cause-and-effect, and context); sampling design and statistical considerations; use of the data that result from monitoring; and organizational and operational considerations in the development and implementation of monitoring programs. The GTR concludes with a series of recommendations for the ongoing improvement of monitoring of terrestrial animals and their habitat.

Author : K. Ullas Karanth,James D. Nichols
Publisher : Springer
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811054365

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Methods For Monitoring Tiger And Prey Populations by K. Ullas Karanth,James D. Nichols Pdf

This book addresses issues of monitoring populations of tigers, ungulate prey species and habitat occupancy, with relevance to similar assessments of large mammal species and general biodiversity. It covers issues of rigorous sampling, modeling, estimation and adaptive management of animal populations using cutting-edge tools, such as camera-traps, genetic identification and Geographic Information Systems (GIS), applied under the modern statistical approach of Bayesian and likelihood-based inference. Of special focus here are animal survey data derived for use under spatial capture-recapture, occupancy, distance sampling, mixture-modeling and connectivity analysees. Because tigers are an icons of global conservation, in last five decades,enormous amounts of commitment and resources have been invested by tiger range countries and the conservation community for saving wild tigers. However, status of the big cat remains precarious. Rigorous monitoring of surviving wild tiger populations continues to be essential for both understanding and recovering wild tigers. However, many tiger monitoring programs lack the necessary rigor to generate the reliable results. While the deployment of technologies, analyses, computing power and human-resource investments in tiger monitoring have greatly progressed in the last couple of decades, a full comprehension of their correct deployment has not kept pace in practice. In this volume, Dr. Ullas Karanth and Dr. James Nichols, world leaders in tiger biology and quantitative ecology, respectively, address this key challenge. The have collaborated with an extraordinary array of 30 scientists with expertise in a range of necessary disciplines - biology and ecology of tigers, prey and habitats; advanced statistical theory and practice; computation and programming; practical field-sampling methods that employ technologies as varied as camera traps, genetic analyses and geographic information systems. The book is a 'tour de force' of cutting-edge methodologies for assessing not just tigers but also other predators and their prey. The 14 chapters here are lucidly presented in a coherent sequence to provide tiger-specific answers to fundamental questions in animal population assessment: why monitor, what to monitor and how to monitor. While highlighting robust methods, the authors also clearly point out those that are in use, but unreliable. The managerial dimension of tiger conservation described here, the task of matching monitoring objectives with skills and resources to integrate tiger conservation under an adaptive framework, also renders this volume useful to wildlife scientists as well as conservationists.

Author : Allen Cooperrider,Raymond J. Boyd,Hanson R. Stuart
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 888 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Animal populations
ISBN : MINN:31951002952462S

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Inventory and Monitoring of Wildlife Habitat by Allen Cooperrider,Raymond J. Boyd,Hanson R. Stuart Pdf

Author : Marco Ferretti
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-20
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781789841695

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Wildlife Population Monitoring by Marco Ferretti Pdf

Wildlife management is about finding the balance between conservation of endangered species and mitigating the impacts of overabundant wildlife on humans and the environment. This book deals with the monitoring of fauna, related diseases, and interactions with humans. It is intended to assist and support the professional worker in wildlife management.

Author : Michael L. Morrison
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-19
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781610911221

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Wildlife Restoration by Michael L. Morrison Pdf

Wildlife Restoration links restoration ecology and wildlife management in an accessible and comprehensive guide to restoring wildlife and the habitats upon which they depend. It offers readers a thorough overview of the types of information needed in planning a wildlife-habitat restoration project and provides the basic tools necessary for developing and implementing a rigorous monitoring program. The book: explains the concepts of habitat and niche: their historic development, components, spatial-temporal relationships, and role in land management reviews how wildlife populations are identified and counted considers captive breeding, reintroduction, and translocation of animals discusses how wildlife and their habitat needs can be incorporated into restoration planning develops a solid justification for monitoring and good sampling design in restoration projects discusses and critiques case histories of wildlife analysis in restoration projectsThe author does not offer a "cookbook" approach, but rather provides basic tools for understanding ecological concepts that can be used to design restoration projects with specific goals for wildlife. He focuses on developing an integrated approach to large-scale landscape restoration. In addition, he provides guidance on where more advanced and detailed literature can be found.Wildlife Restoration sets forth a clear explanation of key principles of wildlife biology for the restorationist, and will allow wildlife biologists to bring the insights of their field to restoration projects. It is an essential source of information for everyone involved with studying, implementing, or managing wildlife restoration projects, including students, ecologists, administrators, government agency staff, and volunteer practitioners.

Author : Byron K. Williams,James D. Nichols,Michael J. Conroy
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 837 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2002-05-16
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780080574721

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Analysis and Management of Animal Populations by Byron K. Williams,James D. Nichols,Michael J. Conroy Pdf

Analysis and Management of Animal Populations deals with the processes involved in making informed decisions about the management of animal populations. It covers the modeling of population responses to management actions, the estimation of quantities needed in the modeling effort, and the application of these estimates and models to the development of sound management decisions. The book synthesizes and integrates in a single volume the methods associated with these themes, as they apply to ecological assessment and conservation of animal populations. Integrates population modeling, parameter estimation and decision-theoretic approaches to management in a single, cohesive framework Provides authoritative, state-of-the-art descriptions of quantitative approaches to modeling, estimation and decision-making Emphasizes the role of mathematical modeling in the conduct of science and management Utilizes a unifying biological context, consistent mathematical notation, and numerous biological examples

Author : Alleen Y. Cooperrider
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 858 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Animal populations
ISBN : 999954567X

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Inventory and Monitoring of Wildlife Habitat by Alleen Y. Cooperrider Pdf

Author : David S. Jachowski,Joshua J. Millspaugh,Paul L. Angermeier,Rob Slotow
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780520960381

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Reintroduction of Fish and Wildlife Populations by David S. Jachowski,Joshua J. Millspaugh,Paul L. Angermeier,Rob Slotow Pdf

Reintroduction of Fish and Wildlife Populations provides a practical step-by-step guide to successfully planning, implementing, and evaluating the reestablishment of animal populations in former habitats or their introduction in new environments. In each chapter, experts in reintroduction biology outline a comprehensive synthesis of core concepts, issues, techniques, and perspectives. This manual and reference supports scientists and managers from fisheries and wildlife professions as they plan reintroductions, initiate releases of individuals, and manage restored populations over time. Covering a broad range of taxonomic groups, ecosystems, and global regions, this edited volume is an essential guide for academics, students, and professionals in natural resource management.

Author : Richard Holthausen,Raymond Czaplewski,Don DeLorenzo,Greg Hayward,Winifred Kessler,Pat Manley,Kevin McKelvey,Douglas Powell,Leonard Ruggiero,Michael Schwartz,Bea Van Horne,Christina Vojta,U. S. Department Agriculture,Forest Service
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1481140531

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Strategies for Monitoring Terrestrial Animals and Habitats by Richard Holthausen,Raymond Czaplewski,Don DeLorenzo,Greg Hayward,Winifred Kessler,Pat Manley,Kevin McKelvey,Douglas Powell,Leonard Ruggiero,Michael Schwartz,Bea Van Horne,Christina Vojta,U. S. Department Agriculture,Forest Service Pdf

This General Technical Report (GTR) addresses monitoring strategies for terrestrial animals and habitats. It focuses on monitoring associated with National Forest Management Act planning and is intended to apply primarily to monitoring efforts that are broader than individual National Forests. Primary topics covered in the GTR are monitoring requirements; ongoing monitoring programs; key monitoring questions and measures; balancing three necessary and complementary forms of monitoring (targeted, cause-and-effect, and context); sampling design and statistical considerations; use of the data that result from monitoring; and organizational and operational considerations in the development and implementation of monitoring programs. The GTR concludes with a series of recommendations for the ongoing improvement of monitoring of terrestrial animals and their habitat.

Author : Caryl L. Elzinga,Daniel W. Salzer,John W. Willoughby
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:901395301

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Monitoring Plant and Animal Populations by Caryl L. Elzinga,Daniel W. Salzer,John W. Willoughby Pdf

Author : George A. F. Seber,Matthew R. Schofield
Publisher : Springer
Page : 663 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2019-08-13
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9783030181871

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Capture-Recapture: Parameter Estimation for Open Animal Populations by George A. F. Seber,Matthew R. Schofield Pdf

This comprehensive book, rich with applications, offers a quantitative framework for the analysis of the various capture-recapture models for open animal populations, while also addressing associated computational methods. The state of our wildlife populations provides a litmus test for the state of our environment, especially in light of global warming and the increasing pollution of our land, seas, and air. In addition to monitoring our food resources such as fisheries, we need to protect endangered species from the effects of human activities (e.g. rhinos, whales, or encroachments on the habitat of orangutans). Pests must be be controlled, whether insects or viruses, and we need to cope with growing feral populations such as opossums, rabbits, and pigs. Accordingly, we need to obtain information about a given population’s dynamics, concerning e.g. mortality, birth, growth, breeding, sex, and migration, and determine whether the respective population is increasing , static, or declining. There are many methods for obtaining population information, but the most useful (and most work-intensive) is generically known as “capture-recapture,” where we mark or tag a representative sample of individuals from the population and follow that sample over time using recaptures, resightings, or dead recoveries. Marks can be natural, such as stripes, fin profiles, and even DNA; or artificial, such as spots on insects. Attached tags can, for example, be simple bands or streamers, or more sophisticated variants such as radio and sonic transmitters. To estimate population parameters, sophisticated and complex mathematical models have been devised on the basis of recapture information and computer packages. This book addresses the analysis of such models. It is primarily intended for ecologists and wildlife managers who wish to apply the methods to the types of problems discussed above, though it will also benefit researchers and graduate students in ecology. Familiarity with basic statistical concepts is essential.

Author : U S Department of Agriculture
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2015-06-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1511607483

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Strategies for Monitoring Terrestrial Animals and Habitats by U S Department of Agriculture Pdf

This General Technical Report (GTR) addresses monitoring strategies for terrestrial animals and habitats. It focuses on monitoring associated with National Forest Management Act planning and is intended to apply primarily to monitoring efforts that are broader than individual National Forests. Primary topics covered in the GTR are monitoring requirements; ongoing monitoring programs; key monitoring questions and measures; balancing three necessary and complementary forms of monitoring (targeted, cause-and-effect, and context); sampling design and statistical considerations; use of the data that result from monitoring; and organizational and operational considerations in the development and implementation of monitoring programs. The GTR concludes with a series of recommendations for the ongoing improvement of monitoring of terrestrial animals and their habitat.

Author : L. Scott Mills
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2009-03-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781444308938

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Conservation of Wildlife Populations by L. Scott Mills Pdf

Professor L. Scott Mills has been named a 2009 Guggenheim Fellowby the board of trustees of the John Simon Guggenheim MemorialFoundation. Conservation of Wildlife Populations provides anaccessible introduction to the most relevant concepts andprinciples for solving real-world management problems in wildlifeand conservation biology. Bringing together insights fromtraditionally disparate disciplines, the book shows how populationbiology addresses important questions involving the harvest,monitoring, and conservation of wildlife populations. Covers the most up-to-date approaches for assessing factorsthat affect both population growth and interactions with otherspecies, including predation, genetic changes, harvest, introducedspecies, viability analysis and habitat loss andfragmentation. Is an essential guide for undergraduates and postgraduatestudents of wildlife biology, conservation biology, ecology, andenvironmental studies and an invaluable resource for practisingmanagers on how population biology can be applied to wildlifeconservation and management. Artwork from the book is available to instructors online at ahref="http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/mills"www.blackwellpublishing.com/mills/a.An Instructor manual CD-ROM for this title is available. Pleasecontact our Higher Education team at ahref="mailto:[email protected]"[email protected]/afor more information.