01550nam a22001697a 4500 9780199558537 English 577 LUI/CA Luigi Boitani Roger A Powell Carnivore ecology and conservation : a handbook of techniques 1st New York Oxford University Press 2012 506 Pound 37.99 Animals that must hunt and kill for at least part of their living are inherently interesting to many people and the role that carnivores play in biological communities attract interest from ecologists and conservation biologists. Conflicts with human activities stimulate continual debates about the management of carnivore populations, and throughout the world people seek workable solutions for human/carnivore coexistence. This concise yet authoritative handbook describes research methods and techniques for the study and conservation of all terrestrial carnivore species. Particular attention is paid to techniques for managing the human/carnivore interface. Descriptions of the latest methodologies are supported by references to case studies, whilst dedicated boxes are used to illustrate how a technique is applied to a specific land cover type, species, or particular socio-economic context. The book describes the most recent advances in modelling the patterns of animal distributions, movements, and use of land cover types, as well as including the most efficient methods to trap, handle, and mark carnivores. REF 307629 307629 0 0 0 0 ECO KAUCOF KAUCOF 2015-09-23 0 KAU_COF-5973 2015-09-23 00:00:00 2015-09-23 BK