Wildlife Biology [Paperback]

Brings together the principles of ecology, population biology, wildlife conservation and management. Examines wildlife in the context of ecosystems and the factors which determine population levels. Considers the problems of conservation and management from national and international points of view. Shows why single-species approaches often fail.

1 What Good Are Wild Animals 3

Wildlife Values 5

Commercial values 5

Game Values 7

Aesthetic values 8

Ethical values 9

Scientific values 9

Ecological values 10

Wildlife As a Natural Resource 11

The Status of Wildlife Conservation 13

2 The Ten-Thousand Year War 19

3 Everything Tied Together 29

Functioning of Ecosystems 30

Energy flow 30

Nutrient cycling 33

Hydrologic cycles 34

Food chains and webs 35

Ecosystem Development 35

Change and Degradation 39

Distribution of Biotic Communities 44

Faunal regions 44

Biomes 46

Biotic provinces 47

Ecologic Niches 48

4 A Place to Live 55

Enough to Eat 57

Effects on plants 59

Dietary needs 60

Seasonal changes in food values 60

Soils and nutrition 63

Other factors affecting food supply 64

Cover 66

Water 68

Quantity versus Interspersion 71

Limiting Factors 71

5 Introducing Wildlife Populations 75

Density and Biomass 76&lƒc