Bird Population Studies: Relevance to Conservation and Management

by C. M. Perrins (Editor), J. -D. Lebreton (Editor), G. J. M. Hirons (Editor)

Overview

This volume reviews our current understanding of avian population dynamics and explores ways in which population studies can contribute to effective conservation and management. Estimation of demographic parameters, the role of mathematical modelling, and the special problems of island populations and seabird populations are discussed. The emphasis throughout is on how bird populations are regulated under various constraints and conditions, including the impact of environmental changes. This book will be useful and interesting to ornithologists, ecologists, wildlife managers, and population biologists.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198540823
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	08/05/1993
Series:	Oxford Ornithology Series , #1
Edition description:	REPRINT
Pages:	700
Product dimensions:	6.25(w) x 9.13(h) x 1.52(d)

About the Author

Oxford University

CNRS, Montpellier

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

Table of Contents

1. Population Limitation in Birds of Prey: A Comparative Approach, Ian Newton2. Demography of Passerines in the Temperate Southern Hemisphere, Ian Rowley3. Birds in Biological Isolates, Jacques Blondel4. Estimation of Demographic Parameters in Bird Populations, J. Clobert and J-D. Lebreton5. Bird Population Dynamics, Management, and Conservation, J.D. Lebreton and J. Clobert6. The Effects of Predation on the Numbers of Great Tits Arus Major, R.H. McCleery and C.M. Perrine7. Social Behavior and Population Regulation in Insular Bird Populations, James N.M. Smith, P. Arcese and W. Hochachka8. Demographic Changes in a Snow Goose Population, F. Cooke and E.G. Cooch9. Constraints on the Demographic Parameters of Bird Populations, C.M. Perrins10. Population Studies of White Storks Ciconia in Europe, F. Bairlein11. Population Studies and Conservation of Puffins Fratercula arctica, M.P. Harris and S. Wanless12. Survival Rates of Greater Flamingos in the West Mediterranean Region, A. Johnson, E. Green and G.J.M. Hirons13. Population Regulation of Seabirds, J.P. Croxall and P. Rothery14. Changes in Seabird Population Sizes in French Antarctic Territories, P. Jouventin and H. Weimerskirch15. Distribution of Birds Among Habitats, C. Bernstein, J.R. Krebs and A. Kacelnik16. Seasonal and Annual Patterns of Mortality in Migratory Shorebirds, P.R. Evans17. Modelling the Population Dynamics of the Grey Partridge, G.R. Potts and N.J. Aebischer18. Parasites, Cuckoos and Avian Population Dynamics, A. P. Dobson19. Control of Parasites in Natural Populations, P.J. Hudson and A.P. Dobson20. Population and Contamination Studies in Coastal Birds, P. H. Becker21. Control of Bird Pest Populations, C.J. Feare22. The Population Dynamics of Herring Gulls and Lesser Black-Backed Gulls, J.C. Coulson23. Responses of North American Duck Populations to Exploitation, J.D. Nichols24. Science and Craft in Waterfowl Management in North America, H. Boyd25. Florida Scrub Jay Ecology and Conservation, G. Woolfenden and J.W. Fitzpatrick26. Population Dynamics and Extinction in Heterogeneous Environments, R. Lande27. Conserving Threatened Birds, M.R.W. Rands28. The Relevance of Population Studies to the Conservation of Threatened Birds, R.E. Green and G.J.M. Hirons29. Concluding Remarks, I. Newton