Reintroduction of Fish and Wildlife Populations

by David S. Jachowski (Editor), Joshua J. Millspaugh (Editor), Paul L. Angermeier (Editor), Rob Slotow (Editor)

Hardcover eBook

Price: $70.00 / £59.00

Publication Date: Sep 2016

Edition: 1st Edition

Title Details:

Rights: World

Pages: 408

ISBN: 9780520284616

Trim Size: 7 x 10

Illustrations: 45 b/w images, 10 tables

Request an Exam or Desk Copy RightsLink

Recommend to your Library (PDF)Rights and Permissions

About the Book

Reintroduction of Fish and Wildlife Populations provides a practical step-by-step guide to successfully planning implementing and evaluating the reestablishment of animal populations in former habitats or their introduction in new environments. In each chapter experts in reintroduction biology outline a comprehensive synthesis of core concepts issues techniques and perspectives. This manual and reference supports scientists and managers from fisheries and wildlife professions as they plan reintroductions initiate releases of individuals and manage restored populations over time. Covering a broad range of taxonomic groups ecosystems and global regions this edited volume is an essential guide for academics students and professionals in natural resource management.

About the Author

David S. Jachowski is Assistant Professor of Wildlife Ecology at Clemson University and author of Wild Again: The Struggle to Save the Black-Footed Ferret (UC Press). His scientific work focuses on using a combination of field monitoring, laboratory techniques, and statistical methods to assist in the conservation and restoration of wildlife populations.

Joshua J. Millspaugh is the Boone and Crockett Professor of Wildlife Conservation at the University of Montana in Missoula. His other books include Radio-Tracking and Animal Populations, Models for Planning Wildlife Conservation in Large Landscapes, Design and Analysis of Long-Term Ecological Monitoring Studies, and Wildlife Demography.

Paul L. Angermeier is a U.S. Geological Survey scientist and Professor in the Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, stationed at Virginia Tech. His research includes topics in ecology and conservation of freshwater fishes, and ecosystem services provided by watersheds.

Rob Slotow is Professor at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. He has been instrumental in groundbreaking reintroductions of large mammals. His work focuses on strategies for the management of ecologically and economically important large mammals such as lion, elephant, and rhino, as well as on processes influencing biodiversity and conservation management.

Contributors
Foreword
Joel Berger

1 • ANIMAL REINTRODUCTION IN THE ANTHROPOCENE
David S. Jachowski Rob Slotow Paul L. Angermeier and Joshua J. Millspaugh

Part 1 • What Are Reintroductions and When Are They Appropriate?
2 • REINTRODUCTION AND OTHER CONSERVATION TRANSLOCATIONS: HISTORY AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
Philip J. Seddon and Doug P. Armstrong
3 • A CONSERVATION PALEOBIOLOGY PERSPECTIVE ON REINTRODUCTION: CONCEPTS VARIABLES AND DISCIPLINARY INTEGRATION
R. Lee Lyman

Part 2 • Setting Goals
4 • HUMAN DIMENSIONS INSIGHTS FOR REINTRODUCTIONS OF FISH AND WILDLIFE POPULATIONS
Shaun J. Riley and Camilla Sandström
5 • THE REINTRODUCTION LANDSCAPE: FINDING SUCCESS AT THE INTERSECTION OF ECOLOGICAL SOCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL DIMENSIONS
Jason B. Dunham Rollie White Chris S. Allen Bruce G. Marcot and Dan Shively
6 • SETTING OBJECTIVES AND DEFINING THE SUCCESS OF REINTRODUCTIONS
Alienor L. M. Chauvenet Stefano Canessa and John G. Ewen
7 • DEMOGRAPHIC MODELING FOR REINTRODUCTION DECISION-MAKING
Sarah J. Converse and Doug P. Armstrong

Part 3 • Obstacles to Successful Reintroductions
8 • GENETIC ISSUES IN REINTRODUCTION
Iris Biebach Deborah M. Leigh Kasia Sluzek and Lukas F. Keller
9 • ACCOUNTING FOR POTENTIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL BEHAVIORAL AND COMMUNITY-LEVEL RESPONSES TO REINTRODUCTION
David S. Jachowski Samantha BremnerHarrison David A. Steen and Kim Aarestrup
10 • WHY YOU CANNOT IGNORE DISEASE WHEN YOU REINTRODUCE ANIMALS
Erin Muths and Hamish McCallum
11 • RELEASE CONSIDERATIONS AND TECHNIQUES TO IMPROVE CONSERVATION TRANSLOCATION SUCCESS
Axel Moehrenschlager and Natasha A. Lloyd

Part 4 • Managing Reintroduced Populations
12 • EFFECTIVE AND PURPOSEFUL MONITORING OF SPECIES REINTRODUCTIONS
Robert A. Gitzen Barbara J. Keller Melissa A. Miller Scott M. Goetz David A. Steen David S. Jachowski James C. Godwin and Joshua J. Millspaugh
13 • MANAGEMENT OF REINTRODUCED WILDLIFE POPULATIONS
Matt W. Hayward and Rob Slotow
14 • OUTREACH AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FOR REINTRODUCTION PROGRAMS
Anna L. George and Estelle A. Sandhaus
15 • THE FUTURE OF ANIMAL REINTRODUCTION
David S. Jachowski Rob Slotow Paul L. Angermeier and Joshua J. Millspaugh

Index

Reviews

“A ‘go-to’ reference for species reintroductions. The volume synthesizes the current state and direction of reintroduction biology and presents some fresh perspectives on how reintroduction biology interacts with and influences other subdisciplines of conservation and restoration biology.”—Josh Donlan Advanced Conservation Strategies; Visiting Fellow Cornell University; and author of Proactive Strategies for Protecting Species

“This edited volume provides one of the first book-length treatments of the current science policy and management issues surrounding species reintroduction. Well written and comprehensive it brings together relevant well-known authors and covers diverse topics from project planning to genetics disease monitoring and management.”—Peter S. Alagona University of California Santa Barbara author of After the Grizzly: Endangered Species and the Politics of Place in California

About the Book

About the Author

Table of Contents

Reviews