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Applied Population and Community Ecology

The Case of Feral Pigs in Australia

Jim Hone author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Published:27th Jul '12

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Part of the Zoological Society of London's Conservation Science and Practice Series, Applied Population and Community Ecology evaluates theory in population and community ecology using a case study of feral pigs, birds and plants in the high country of south-eastern Australia.

In sequence, the book reviews the relevant theory and uses long-term research over a quarter of a century on the population ecology of feral pigs and then community ecology of birds and plants, to evaluate the theory. The book brings together into one volume, research results of many observational, experimental and modelling studies and directly compares them with those from related studies around the world. The implications of the results for future wildlife management are also discussed. Intended readers are ecologists, graduate students in ecology and wildlife management and conservation and pest managers.

“In addition to wildlife managers, I would recommend Applied Population and Community Ecology: The Case of Feral Pigs in Australiato ecologists (and advanced scholars studying the discipline) that would appreciate the value of analyzing ecological data.”  (The Journal of Wildlife Management, 1 November 2014)

“The value of this book is not simply that it provides a very comprehensive case study of feral pigs in the south-east Australian highlands, but that it provides an excellent examination of population and community ecology using a thorough case study of feral pigs, native birds and ecosystems for which there are very good data.”  (Ecological Management & Restoration, 19 May 2014)

“To sum up then, here we have a very complex subject, presented in an excellent way, with plenty of figures to back up the points made. Though dry, the content really is superb, and I don’t think anyone buying it will be disappointed.”  (Zoo Biology, 1 November 2012)

 

 

 

ISBN: 9780470658642

Dimensions: 241mm x 161mm x 15mm

Weight: 485g

200 pages