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Habitat management for conservation : a handbook of techniques /

By: Ausden, Malcolm.
Series: Techniques in ecology and conservation series: Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007Description: 411 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780198568735; 9780198568735:; 0198568738; 9780198568728; 019856872X.Subject(s): Habitat conservation | Wildlife habitat improvement | Habitat (Ecology)DDC classification: 333.72
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. Philosophical approaches to habitat management -- 3. Setting objectives and monitoring -- 4. General techniques and considerations -- 5. Dry grasslands -- 6. Dwarf-shrub habitats and shrublands -- 7. Forests, woodlands, and scrub -- 8. Freshwater wetlands and water bodies -- 9. Coastal habitats -- 10. Arable land -- 11. Gardens, backyards, and urban areas.
Summary: This practical handbook describes the principles and techniques of managing and creating habitats worldwide including grasslands, forests, scrub, freshwater wetlands, coastal habitats, arable land, urban areas and gardens. It is essential reading for conservation biologists.
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Standard Loan Standard Loan ATU Sligo Yeats Library Main Lending Collection 333.72 AUS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Lost Checked out 07/01/2019 0060759
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [371]-398) and index.

1. Introduction -- 2. Philosophical approaches to habitat management -- 3. Setting objectives and monitoring -- 4. General techniques and considerations -- 5. Dry grasslands -- 6. Dwarf-shrub habitats and shrublands -- 7. Forests, woodlands, and scrub -- 8. Freshwater wetlands and water bodies -- 9. Coastal habitats -- 10. Arable land -- 11. Gardens, backyards, and urban areas.

This practical handbook describes the principles and techniques of managing and creating habitats worldwide including grasslands, forests, scrub, freshwater wetlands, coastal habitats, arable land, urban areas and gardens. It is essential reading for conservation biologists.

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