Noninvasive Survey Methods for Carnivores

Informationen zum Autor Robert A. Long is a research ecologist with the Road Ecology Program of the Western Transportation Institute at Montana State University. Paula MacKay is a conservationist, author, and wildlife researcher. William J. Zielinski is a research ecologist with the USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station. Justina C. Ray is director of Wildlife Conservation Society Canada. Klappentext Presented in a straightforward and readable style! "Noninvasive Survey Methods for Carnivores" is a comprehensive guide for wildlife researchers who seek to conduct carnivore surveys using the most up-to-date scientific approaches. Twenty-five experts from across North America discuss strategies for implementing surveys across a broad range of habitats! providing input on survey design! sample collection! DNA and endocrine analyses! and data analysis. Photographs from the field! line drawings! and detailed case studies further illustrate the on-the-ground application of the survey methods discussed. Zusammenfassung A guide for wildlife researchers who seek to conduct carnivore surveys using scientific approaches. It discusses strategies for implementing surveys across a broad range of habitats! providing input on survey design! sample collection! DNA and endocrine analyses! and data analysis.

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• Authors: Robert A. Mackay Long
• Assisted by: Robert A Long (Editor), Robert A. Long (Editor), Long Robert A. (Editor), Paula MacKay (Editor), MacKay Paula (Editor), Justina Ray (Editor), Justina C. Ray (Editor), William Zielinski (Editor), William J. Zielinski (Editor)
• Publisher: Island Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.07.2008
• EAN: 9781597261203
• ISBN: 978-1-59726-120-3
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 216 mm x 286 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Communication science; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General, REFERENCE / Research, Zoology & animal sciences, Zoology and animal sciences, Research methods: general, Research methods / methodology