Wildlife Science: Linking Ecological Theory and Management ApplicationsTimothy E. Fulbright, David G. Hewitt Consciously or not, wildlife managers generally act from a theoretical basis, although they may not be fully versed in the details or ramifications of that theory. In practice, the predictions of the practitioners sometimes prove more accurate than those of the theoreticians. Practitioners and theoreticians need to work together, but this proves di |
Contents
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Applying Metapopulation Theory to Grassland Bird Conservation | 21 |
We Need More Managers and Better Theorists | 43 |
Linking Theory and Practice in South Texas | 65 |
Chapter 5 An Ecological Basis for Management of Wetland Birds | 79 |
A Texas Coast Perspective | 95 |
A Review | 111 |
Chapter 8 Effects of Drought on Bobcats and Ocelots | 123 |
Chapter 13 From the Management of Single Species to Ecosystem Management | 225 |
The Altering Effects of Climate | 241 |
Chapter 15 The Introduction and Emergence of Wildlife Diseases in North America | 261 |
An Insurmountable Challenge? | 279 |
Chapter 17 Conservation Genetics of Marine Turtles 10 Years Later | 295 |
Using Genetic Methods to Solve Emerging Wildlife Management Problems | 317 |
Exploring the Emerging New Order in Wildlife Conservation | 339 |
From Externality to Profit Center | 355 |
Chapter 9 Seeing the World through the Nose of a Bear Diversity of Foods Fosters Behavioral and Demographic Stability | 139 |
Bear Management in Northern Mexico | 165 |
Chapter 11 Ecology Evolution Economics and Ungulate Management | 183 |
Relevance for Management in Variable Environments | 203 |
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