Carnivore Conservation: 5 (Conservation Biology, Series Number 5) - Softcover

Et Al, Gittleman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 052166537X ISBN 13: 9780521665377

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

Carnivores are the focus of intense attention and resources in conservation biology. It is often argued that, because carnivores are at the top of the food chain, if they are protected, then other taxa will also be afforded adequate protection. Carnivores are also charismatic and compete with humans for dwindling space and environmental resources. In the past 10 years, theoretical and empirical studies on carnivores have developed very quickly. This volume reviews and summarises the current state of the field, describes limitations and opportunities for carnivore conservation, and offers a conceptual framework for future research and applied management. As such it will be of interest to students and researchers of conservation biology, mammalogy, animal behaviour, ecology and evolution.

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About the Author

John L. Gittleman is Professor of Biology at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville. He is the Editor of Carnivore Behavior, Ecology and Evolution and co-Editor of Animal Conservation. His research focuses on macroevolutionary problems related to speciation, extinction and the evolution of biodiversity. Stephan M. Funk is at the Zoological Society of London. David Macdonald is Director of the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit at the University of Oxford, and A.D. White Professor of Cornell University. He has worked on carnivore biology for over 25 years, and has over 300 published papers. He has twice won the Natural History Writer of the Year award. Robert K. Wayne is at the Department of Organismic Biology, Ecology and Evolution, University of California, Los Angeles.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 052166537X
• ISBN 13: 9780521665377
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 692