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Zusatztext This handbook is likely to serve as a valuable herpetological reference tool for years to come. Informationen zum Autor C. Kenneth Dodd, Jr. is Associate Professor at the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida. He was Research Zoologist at the Florida Integrated Science Center, US Geological Survey (1984-2007), where he was the southeastern Project Leader for the USGS Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative. He is the author of over 190 research and popular articles and has edited and written several books on amphibians and reptiles and their conservation. He was President of The Herpetologists' League (2002-2003) and the International Society for the Study and Conservation of Amphibians (2003-2005). Klappentext Describes the latest methodologies used to study the ecology of amphibians throughout the world. Each of the 27 chapters explains a research approach or technique, with emphasis on careful planning and the potential biases of techniques. Statistical modelling, landscape ecology, and disease are covered for the first time in a techniques handbook. Zusammenfassung Describes the latest methodologies used to study the ecology of amphibians throughout the world. Each of the 27 chapters explains a research approach or technique, with emphasis on careful planning and the potential biases of techniques. Statistical modelling, landscape ecology, and disease are covered for the first time in a techniques handbook.
List of contents
- Part 1. Introduction
- 1: Martha Crump: Amphibian diversity and life history
- 2: Dan Cogalniceanu and Claude Miaud: Setting objectives in field studies
- Part 2. Larvae
- 3: Roy W. McDiarmid and Ronald Altig: Morphology of amphibian larvae
- 4: David K. Skelly and Jonathan L. Richardson: Larval sampling
- 5: Matt R. Whiles and Ronald Altig: Dietary assessments of larval amphibians
- 6: Raymond D. Semlitsch and Michelle D. Boone: Aquatic mesocosms
- 7: Donald W. Sparling: Amphibian water quality
- Part 3. Juveniles and Adults
- 8: John W. Ferner: Measuring and marking post-metamorphic amphibians
- 9: Peter W.C. Paton and Reid N. Harris: Egg mass and nest counts
- 10: Mirco Solé and Dennis Rödder: Adult diets
- 11: Dale M. Madison, Valorie R. Titus and Victor S. Lamoureux: Movement patterns and radiotelemetry
- 12: Elizabeth B. Harper, Joseph H. K. Pechmann and James W. Petranka: Field enclosures and terrestrial cages
- Part 4. Amphibian Populations
- 13: John D. Willson and J. Whitfield Gibbons: Drift fences, coverboards and other traps
- 14: David M. Marsh and Lillian M. B. Haywood: Area-based surveys
- 15: James R. Vonesh, Joseph C. Mitchell, Kim Howell, and Andrew J. Crawford: Rapid assessments of amphibian diversity
- 16: Michael E. Dorcas, Steven J. Price, Susan C. Walls and William J. Barichivich: Auditory monitoring of anuran populations
- 17: Kimberly J. Babbitt, Jessica S. Veysey and George W. Tanner: Measuring habitat
- Part 5. Amphibian Communities
- 18: C. Kenneth Dodd, Jr.: Diversity and similarity
- 19: Viorel D. Popescu and James P. Gibbs: Landscape ecology and GIS methods
- Part 6. Physiological Ecology and Genetics
- 20: Harvey B. Lillywhite: Physiological ecology: methods and field perspective
- 21: Jodi J. L. Rowley and Ross A. Alford: Models in field studies of temperature and moisture
- 22: Trevor J.C. Beebee: Genetics in field ecology and conservation
- Part 7. Monitoring, Status and Trends
- 23: Paul Stephen Corn: Selection of species and sampling areas - the importance of inference
- 24: Larissa L. Bailey and James D. Nichols: Capture-mark-recapture, removal sampling and occupancy models
- 25: Benedikt R. Schmidt and Jérôme Pellet: Quantifying abundance: counts, detection probabilities and estimates
- 26: D. Earl Green, Matthew J. Gray and Debra L. Miller: Disease monitoring and biosecurity
- 27: C. Kenneth Dodd, Jr.: Conservation and management
- Index
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The book is far more than a cookbook or field guide. It is a synthesis. I hope my fellow amphibian ecologists (and discerning ecologists specializing in other taxa and systems) will join me in thanking the many folks who made this handbook a reality; we, our students, and protégés will benefit for years to come. Bulletin of the Canadian Association of Herpetologists
