Bird Ecology and Conservation: A Handbook of Techniques by William J. Sutherland

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Aims to outline the main methods and techniques available to ornithologists. This work presents ornithological techniques which are useful for the avian community. It is intended for graduate students, researchers and practising conservationists worldwide.

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The aim of this book is to outline the main methods and techniques available to ornithologists. A general shortage of information about available techniques is greatly hindering progress in avian ecology and conservation. Currently this sort of information is disparate and difficult to locate with much of it widely dispersed in books, journals and grey literature. Sutherland and his editorial team bring together in a single authoritative source all theornithological techniques the avian community will ever need. For use by graduate students, researchers and practising conservationists worldwide.Bird Ecology and Conservation is the first title in a new series of practical handbooks which include titles focusing on specific taxonomic groups as well as those describing broader themes and subjects. The series editor is William J Sutherland.

Author Biography

William J Sutherland is Professor of Ecology at the University of East Anglia.He is a world-renowned conservation biologist who has contributed enormously to the profile of the subject. His books are best sellers and used by students and conservation professionals worldwide. Professor Ian Newton FRSE FRS OBE has recently retired from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. He is the author of several classic ornithological texts and remains one of the highestprofile ornithologists in the UK. Rhys Green is a Principal Research Biologist at the RSPB and a Senior Research Fellow in the Conservation Biology Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge.

Table of Contents

1: Bibby: Bird diversity survey methods2: Gregory, Gibbons and Donald: Bird census and survey techniques3: Green: Breeding biology4: Gosler: Birds in the hand5: Nichols, Kendall and Runge: Estimating survival and movement6: Kenward: Radio-tagging7: Akesson and Hedenstrom: Migration8: Cooper: Information from dead and dying birds9: Dawson: Techniques in physiology and genetics10: Sutherland: Diet and foraging behaviour11: Sutherland and Green: Habitat assessment12: Jones: Conservation management of endangered birds13: Runge, Kendall and Nichols: Exploitation14: Ausden: Habitat Management

Review

Review rec'd L'ornithologue, May/June 2006 - not translated

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A practical handbook covering all the main ornithological techniques

Long Description

The aim of this book is to outline the main methods and techniques available to ornithologists. A general shortage of information about available techniques is greatly hindering progress in avian ecology and conservation. Currently this sort of information is disparate and difficult to locate with much of it widely dispersed in books, journals and grey literature. Sutherland and his editorial team bring together in a single authoritative source all theornithological techniques the avian community will ever need. For use by graduate students, researchers and practising conservationists worldwide. Bird Ecology and Conservation is the first title in a new series of practical handbooks which include titles focusing on specific taxonomic groups as well as those describing broader themes and subjects. The series editor is William J Sutherland.

Review Text

Review rec'd L'ornithologue, May/June 2006 - not translated

Review Quote

This is an excellent text in its field ... Although aimed at the specialist (who should see this as a must-buy text) the material is accessible enough for the keen amateur or student to gain much from the work. A text such as this bodes well for the rest of the series.

Feature

Edited by a team of world-renowned ornithologistsEvery ornithological technique you will ever need in one bookThe proceeds from this series are being used to send copies to conservationists outside Western Europe, North America, Australia, New Zealand and Japan who would otherwise be unable to use them

Details ISBN0198520867 Author Rhys Green Short Title BIRD ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION Pages 408 Language English ISBN-10 0198520867 ISBN-13 9780198520863 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2004 Imprint Oxford University Press Subtitle A Handbook of Techniques Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Birth 1940 DOI 10.1604/9780198520863 Series Number 1 UK Release Date 2004-06-17 AU Release Date 2004-06-17 NZ Release Date 2004-06-17 Publisher Oxford University Press Series Techniques in Ecology & Conservation Publication Date 2004-06-17 DEWEY 598.17 Illustrations numerous halftones and line drawings Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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