The Development of international principles and practices of wildlife research and management : Asian and American approaches /

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Imprint:Delhi ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.
Description:xvii, 481 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2431998
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Varying Form of Title:Wildlife research and management
Other authors / contributors:Berwick, Stephen H.
Saharia, V. B.
ISBN:0195636511
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:Outcome of a workshop.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Section I. Approaches to Conservation Planning and Management
  • 1. Comparative Approaches to Wildlife Management: The Setting for the Workshop
  • 2. The Wildlife Conservation Programme
  • 3. Planning the Wildlife Project
  • 4. Strategies and Guidelines for Management Planning of Sanctuaries and National Parks in India
  • Section II. Tools for Data Gathering and Analysis
  • 5. Statistics in Ecological Field Work: Why, WHen and How of the Basic Facts
  • 6. Remote Sensing Applications in Habitat Mapping
  • 7. Systems Thinking and Analysis in Wildlife Management
  • 8. Radio Telemetry as a Wildlife Research Tool
  • 9. Age and Sex Criteria with Special Reference to Indian Wildlife
  • 10. A Guide to the Identification of Some Indian Mammal Hairs
  • Section III. Habitats
  • 11. Vegetation Sampling Methods for Use in Wildlife Habitat Evaluation
  • 12. Rangeland Habitat: Its Evaluation and Management for Wildlife
  • 13. Silviculture for Improved Wildlife Habitat: A System for Biologists and Foresters in India
  • 14. Management of Wildlife Habitats in India
  • 15. Waterfowl and Wetlands Management in India
  • Section IV. Populations and Management
  • 16. Population Estimation
  • 17. Population Dynamics
  • Section V. Behavior
  • 18. Behaviour in Relation to Wildlife Management: Rationale and Techniques
  • Section IV. Food Habits and Nutrition
  • 19. Food Habits and Nutrition
  • Section VII. Health and Condition
  • 20. Health and Condition Evlauation of Wild Animal Populations: THe Animal Indicator Concept
  • Section VIII. Human Dimensions
  • 21. Human Dimensions in Wildlife Management and Development
  • 22. Humn Dimensions in Wildlife Management and Development: Two Case Studies in India
  • 23. Animal Damage Control Techniques
  • 24. Extrapolating from the American Experience in Environmental Impact Assessments: Problems and Opportunities
  • 25. Assessing Impacts of Development on Wilderness: Related Dispersed Recreation in Different National Settings
  • 26. A Global Perspective on the Selection of Nature Reserves