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Restoring North America′s Birds – Lessons from Landscape Ecology 2e: What Happens When Courts Run Government
Robert Askins
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Description for Restoring North America′s Birds – Lessons from Landscape Ecology 2e: What Happens When Courts Run Government
paperback. This volume draws on research on bird species and their habitats to explain how basic principles of bird ecology and landscape ecology can help us protect and restore the diversity of North American birds. This edition includes reviews of literature that has appeared since the first edition. Illustrator(s): Zickefoose, Julie. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; RNKH; WNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 539.
This accessible book draws on recent research on bird species and their habitats to explain how basic principles of bird ecology and landscape ecology can help us create scientifically sound plans for protecting and restoring the rich diversity of North American birds. This edition includes an afterword that reviews noteworthy literature that has appeared since the first edition was completed in 1999. This new material—on such key issues as the importance of preserving large expanses of natural habitat, the importance of maintaining early successional habitats, and the habitat requirements of neotropical migrants—shows how the research on landscape ecology of birds ... Read more
This accessible book draws on recent research on bird species and their habitats to explain how basic principles of bird ecology and landscape ecology can help us create scientifically sound plans for protecting and restoring the rich diversity of North American birds. This edition includes an afterword that reviews noteworthy literature that has appeared since the first edition was completed in 1999. This new material—on such key issues as the importance of preserving large expanses of natural habitat, the importance of maintaining early successional habitats, and the habitat requirements of neotropical migrants—shows how the research on landscape ecology of birds ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300093162
SKU
V9780300093162
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Ref
99-2
About Robert Askins
Robert A. Askins is professor of zoology and director of the Goodwin-Niering Center for Conservation Biology and Environmental Studies at Connecticut College.
Reviews for Restoring North America′s Birds – Lessons from Landscape Ecology 2e: What Happens When Courts Run Government
"This book is first-rate, very broad in scope and appeal, readable, and truly integrative in its coverage of landscape ecology and its implications for avian conservation biology... It will be of significant interest to researchers and students of conservation biology, ornithology and ecology; land managers; conservation agencies; and anyone with an interest in protecting the rich avian diversity of North ... Read more