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Introduction to Wildlife Management is written for beginning and advanced wildlife students, and as a reference for professionals who want to brush up on the basics of their profession. Unlike other texts that try to cover wildlife ecology and management in their entirety, Krausman assumes students have a background in ecology and focuses on wildlife management. This text is not written to serve as the only source of information for this field of study, but was designed to provide a solid foundation in the basic concepts used to manage wildlife and to provide a solid reference source for additional reading. Krausman's clean, clear, accessible writing style effectively conveys the core underpins of the profession of wildlife management, while allowing instructors maximum flexibility in teaching the course.

Preface

xi

Sources of Chapter Opening Quotations

xiii

Defining Wildlife Management

1

(6)

Introduction

1

(1)

Defining Wildlife Management

2

(4)

The Political Discipline

3

(1)

Active vs. Inactive Management

4

(1)

The Goals of Management

4

(1)

The Wildlife Being Managed

5

(1)

Summary

6

(1)

Evolution of Wildlife Management: Our Roots

7

(19)

Introduction

7

(1)

Evolution of Wildlife Management

8

(6)

Evolution of Wildlife Management in Europe and Asia

8

(2)

Wildlife Management in Great Britain

10

(4)

Brief History of Wildlife Management in North America

14

(11)

Placing Man and Wildlife in America

14

(2)

The Spanish (1500s)

16

(1)

Other Europeans (1500s-1600s)

17

(1)

Russians (1700s)

17

(1)

The Colonists

18

(1)

The Era of Exploitation

18

(7)

Summary

25

(1)

The Conservation Idea

26

(16)

Introduction

26

(1)

The Conservation Idea

26

(15)

Conservation Movements in America

27

(1)

The Beginning of Conservation

28

(11)

Personalities that Shaped Conservation in the United States

39

(2)

Summary

41

(1)

The Professional Wildlife Biologist

42

(38)

Introduction

42

(1)

The Professional Wildlife Biologist

42

(5)

Required Education

43

(4)

Employment Opportunities

47

(5)

Wildlife Managers

49

(1)

Wildlife Law Enforcement

50

(1)

Wildlife Research

50

(1)

Public Relations and Extension

50

(1)

Wildlife Education

51

(1)

Wildlife Administration

51

(1)

Private Organizations

51

(1)

Consultants

51

(1)

Public Agencies

52

(1)

Summary

52

(1)

Appendix 4A

53

(9)

Appendix 4B

62

(18)

Basic Concepts of Population Dynamics

80

(35)

Introduction

80

(1)

Some Historical Roots

80

(6)

Pioneers of Population Dynamics

82

(1)

The Population Concept

83

(3)

Basic Population Parameters

86

(28)

Birth Rate or Natality

86

(6)

Fecundity and Fertility

92

(4)

Age Pyramids

96

(1)

Mortality

96

(4)

Life Table

100

(3)

Life Table Data

103

(2)

General Types of Life Tables

105

(2)

The Value of Life Tables

107

(3)

The Life Equation

110

(2)

Emigration and Immigration

112

(2)

Summary

114

(1)

Rate of Increase and Population Growth

115

(18)

Introduction

115

(1)

What are Rates?

116

(3)

Measuring the Rate of Increase

119

(5)

The Influence of Age Distributions On rm

124

(2)

The Growth of a Population

126

(6)

Summary

132

(1)

The Concept of Carrying Capacity

133

(9)

Introduction

133

(1)

Different Views of Carrying Capacity

133

(7)

Ecologically Based Carrying Capacities

134

(4)

Culturally Based Carrying Capacities

138

(2)

Measuring K-Carrying Capacity

140

(1)

Summary

141

(1)

Leopold's Population Model

142

(10)

Introduction

142

(3)

Aldo's Model

145

(2)

Compensatory Mortality

147

(1)

Diagnosis of Productivity

148

(3)

Summary

151

(1)

Decimating Fctors: Predation

152

(16)

Introduction

152

(1)

Types of Predation

153

(1)

Understanding Predation

154

(3)

Density

155

(1)

Behavior

155

(2)

Effects of Predation

157

(6)

Alternate Prey

163

(1)

Predator Control

163

(4)

Summary

167

(1)

Decimating Factors: Hunting

168

(14)

Introduction

168

(1)

Setting Harvest Management Goals

169

(3)

Measuring the Harvest

172

(4)

Population Management with Hunting

176

(4)

Sustained Yield (SY)

177

(1)

Maximum Sustained Yield (MSY)

177

(1)

SY and MSY in Theory

178

(2)

The Legal Basis of Harvest Regulation

180

(1)

Agency Review

180

(1)

Public Review

180

(1)

Wildlife Commission or Board

181

(1)

Summary

181

(1)

Decimating Factors: Disease

182

(31)

Introduction

182

(1)

Causes of Disease

183

(6)

Selected Diseases of Migratory Birds

189

(7)

Bacterial Diseases

189

(5)

Viral Diseases

194

(1)

Fungal Diseases

194

(1)

Parasitic Diseases

195

(1)

Toxic Disease

195

(1)

Selected Diseases of Mammals

196

(16)

Bacterial Diseases

197

(7)

Rickettsial Diseases

204

(1)

Viral Diseases

204

(5)

Internal and External Parasites

209

(1)

Internal Parasites

209

(1)

External Parasites

209

(3)

Summary

212

(1)

Decimating Factors: Accidents and Starvation

213

(11)

Introduction

213

(1)

Accidents

213

(8)

Major Accidents that Kill Birds

215

(3)

Major Accidents that Kill Mammals, Reptiles, and Amphibians

218

(3)

Starvation

221

(2)

Summary

223

(1)

Welfare Factors: Forage

224

(21)

Introduction

224

(1)

Food, Forage, or Nutrition

225

(13)

Protein

226

(1)

Minerals

227

(1)

Vitamins

227

(5)

Seasonality and Secondary Plant Compounds

232

(1)

Other Nutritional Considerations

233

(5)

Energy Requirements

238

(2)

Animal Condition Indices

240

(4)

Summary

244

(1)

Welfare Factors: Water, Cover, and Special Factors

245

(25)

Introduction

245

(1)

Water

245

(19)

Management of Water for Wildlife

247

(1)

Birds

248

(1)

Mammals

249

(9)

The Benefits of Water Developments

258

(1)

Types of Water Catchments

259

(5)

Cover

264

(5)

Special Factors

269

(1)

Summary

269

(1)

Censusing Wildlife Populations

270

(22)

Introduction

270

(1)

Census Terminology

271

(3)

Estimates of Animal Abundance

274

(17)

Complete Counts (i.e., All Individuals Observed)

274

(3)

Complete Counts Without Counting All Individuals

277

(4)

Sample Counts but Incomplete

281

(3)

Incomplete Counts (Estimates of Relative or Absolute Density)

284

(3)

Ratio Methods

287

(3)

Distance Methods

290

(1)

Miscellaneous Methods

290

(1)

Summary

291

(1)

The Basics of Habitat

292

(20)

Introduction

292

(1)

Habitat Terminology

293

(4)

General Concepts Related to Habitat Use

297

(5)

Habitat Has a Specific Meaning

297

(1)

Habitat is Species Specific

297

(3)

Habitat is Scale Dependent

300

(1)

Measurements Matter

301

(1)

Managing Habitat

302

(8)

Basic Habitat Management Techniques

303

(7)

Summary

310

(2)

Economics in Wildlife Management

312

(19)

Introduction

312

(2)

Commercial Values

314

(1)

Economic Philosophies

315

(14)

Management Incentives

329

(1)

Summary

330

(1)

Contemporary and Classical Issues in Wildlife Management

331

(35)

Introduction

331

(1)

Exotics

331

(10)

Wildlife-Livestock Interactions

341

(14)

Translocations

355

(4)

Reasons to Move Wildlife

357

(1)

Potential Problems with Animal Translocations

357

(1)

The Basics of Translocations

357

(2)

From Game Management to Biodiversity Management

359

(4)

Minimum Viable Population

363

(2)

Summary

365

(1)

Wildlife Management in the Twenty-First Century

366

(7)

From Leopold to the Next Century

366

(7)

Intelligent Tinkering

370

(3)

Appendix

373

(8)

Glossary

381

(42)

Literature Cited

423

(46)

Index

469

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"What has happened before will happen again. What has been done before will be done again. There is nothing new in the whole world." - Ecclesiastes 1:9Because of human domination of the earth, wildlife is dependent upon mankind for its existence. Unfortunately, our efforts have not always been successful and we are still struggling to find ways to effectively maintain the habitats to ensure the existence of many animals. It is a complex process and the young field of wildlife management has served as a springboard for a host of yet even younger disciplines including conservation biology, landscape ecology, ecosystem management, and human dimensions. These new fields and their associated jargon are important to conservation and management of wild flora and fauna. However, students in these disciplines should be well founded in the basic principles that underlie the functioning of healthy populations. To that end, those students should have a strong background in ecology and the basic principles of wildlife management. After all, wildlife is the emphasis of the numerous groups, organizations, and federal, state, and international agencies charged with maintaining and enhancing wild and natural places, and places not so wild. I have yet to find The Book on wildlife management and have relied on a variety of media to teach wildlife courses (e.g., textbooks, journals, labs, popular literature, and news). Hands-on laboratories often provide lasting examples of wildlife management practices. However, students also have to be exposed to the underpins of the profession. That is the purpose here.Introduction to Wildlife Management: The Basicswas written for beginning and advanced wildlife students, and as a reference for professionals who want to brush up on the basics of their profession. All users are expected to have a background in ecology and beginning students would obviously need more lecture time than advanced students. The text was not written to serve as the only source of information, but was designed to include the basic concepts used to manage wildlife and to provide a solid reference source for additional reading.Many thanks to B. Ballard, J.A. Bissonette, B. Czech, E. de Steiguer, M.L. Morrison, and M. C. Wallace who provided helpful commends about previous drafts; to S. Gillatt, who drafted many of the figures; and to V Calt and D. Brown, who assisted with production. Thanks also to reviewers Mark Wallace, Texas Tech University; and Ronald M. Case, University of Nebraska, who provided valuable insight and helpful feedback.

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