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Book Development of Landscape Level Habitat Suitability Models for Ten Wildlife Species in the Central Hardwoods Region

Download or read book Development of Landscape Level Habitat Suitability Models for Ten Wildlife Species in the Central Hardwoods Region written by Rittenhouse and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-02-14 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Decades of studies on wildlife-habitat relationships have provided important insights into the habitat requisites for many game and nongame species. Information gained from these studies has been used to develop wildlife habitat models (e.g., habitat suitability index [HSI] models; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv. 1980, 1981), the application of which enables assessment of current habitat conditions and predictions of how habitat suitability may change under management (e.g., habitat evaluation procedures; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv. 1980, 1981). Radio-telemetry (Rodgers 2001) and computing (e.g., geographic information systems; GIS) technology have enhanced our understanding of wildlifehabitat relationships, especially with regard to wildlife spatial ecology.

Book Sustaining Young Forest Communities

Download or read book Sustaining Young Forest Communities written by Cathryn Greenberg and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-08-03 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume addresses a rising concern among natural resource scientists and management professionals about decline of the many plant and animal species associated with early-successional habitats, especially within the Central Hardwood Region of the USA. These open habitats, with herbaceous, shrub, or young forest cover, are disappearing as abandoned farmland, pastures, and cleared forest patches return to forest. There are many questions about “why, what, where, and how” to manage for early successional habitats. In this book, expert scientists and experienced land managers synthesize knowledge and original scientific work to address questions on such topics as wildlife, water, carbon sequestration, natural versus managed disturbance, future scenarios, and sustainable creation and management of early successional habitat in a landscape context.

Book Models for Planning Wildlife Conservation in Large Landscapes

Download or read book Models for Planning Wildlife Conservation in Large Landscapes written by Joshua Millspaugh and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2011-04-28 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A single-resource volume of information on the most current and effective techniques of wildlife modeling, Models for Planning Wildlife Conservation in Large Landscapes is appropriate for students and researchers alike. The unique blend of conceptual, methodological, and application chapters discusses research, applications and concepts of modeling and presents new ideas and strategies for wildlife habitat models used in conservation planning. The book makes important contributions to wildlife conservation of animals in several ways: (1) it highlights historical and contemporary advancements in the development of wildlife habitat models and their implementation in conservation planning; (2) it provides practical advice for the ecologist conducting such studies; and (3) it supplies directions for future research including new strategies for successful studies.Intended to provide a recipe for successful development of wildlife habitat models and their implementation in conservation planning, the book could be used in studying wildlife habitat models, conservation planning, and management techniques. Additionally it may be a supplemental text in courses dealing with quantitative assessment of wildlife populations. Additionally, the length of the book would be ideal for graduate student seminar course.Using wildlife habitat models in conservation planning is of considerable interest to wildlife biologists. With ever tightening budgets for wildlife research and planning activities, there is a growing need to use computer methods. Use of simulation models represents the single best alternative. However, it is imperative that these techniques be described in a single source. Moreover, biologists should be made aware of alternative modeling techniques. It is also important that practical guidance be provided to biologists along with a demonstration of utility of these procedures. Currently there is little guidance in the wildlife or natural resource planning literature on how best to incorporate wildlife planning activities, particularly community-based approaches. Now is the perfect time for a synthestic publication that clearly outlines the concepts and available methods, and illustrates them. Only single resource book of information not only on various wildlife modeling techniques, but also with practical guidance on the demonstrated utility of each based on real-world conditions. Provides concepts, methods and applications for wildlife ecologists and others within a GIS context. Written by a team of subject-area experts

Book General Technical Report NRS

Download or read book General Technical Report NRS written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Missouri Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Report

Download or read book Missouri Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Report written by Missouri Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Unit and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Effects of Agricultural Conservation Practices on Fish and Wildlife

Download or read book Effects of Agricultural Conservation Practices on Fish and Wildlife written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The bibliography is a guide to recent scientific literature covering effects of agricultural conservation practices on fish and wildlife. The citations listed here provide information on how conservation programs and practices designed to improve fish and wildlife habitat, as well as those intended for other purposes (e.g., water quality improvement), affect various aquatic and terrestrial fauna"--Abstract.

Book Forest Bird Habitat Suitability Models and the Development of General Habitat Models

Download or read book Forest Bird Habitat Suitability Models and the Development of General Habitat Models written by Beatrice Van Horne and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Special Reference Briefs

Download or read book Special Reference Briefs written by and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Multiscale Habitat Suitability Index Models for Priority Landbirds in the Central Hardwoods and West Gulf Coastal Plain Ouachitas Bird Conservation Regions

Download or read book Multiscale Habitat Suitability Index Models for Priority Landbirds in the Central Hardwoods and West Gulf Coastal Plain Ouachitas Bird Conservation Regions written by U. S. Department U.S. Department of Agriculture and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-01-02 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ecoregional conservation planning for priority landbirds requires methods that explicitly link populations to habitat conditions at multiple scales. We developed Habitat Suitability Index (HSI) models to assess habitat quality for 40 priority bird species in the Central Hardwoods and West Gulf Coastal Plain/Ouachitas Bird Conservation Regions. The models incorporated both site and landscape environmental variables derived from one of six nationally consistent datasets: ecological subsections from the National Ecological Unit Hierarchy, National Land Cover Dataset, National Elevation Dataset, National Hydrography Dataset, State Soil Geographic Database, and Forest Inventory and Analysis data.

Book Forest Fragmentation

    Book Details:
  • Author : James Arthur Rochelle
  • Publisher : BRILL
  • Release : 1999-01-01
  • ISBN : 9789004113886
  • Pages : 340 pages

Download or read book Forest Fragmentation written by James Arthur Rochelle and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book contains 15 chapters and provides an overview and synthesis of forest fragmentation and its influences on key ecological processes and vertebrate productivity. Land use practices and their effects on vertebrate populations and productivity are discussed and examples of several planning approaches to address landscape-level management effects are described.

Book Standards for the Development of Habitat Suitability Index Models

Download or read book Standards for the Development of Habitat Suitability Index Models written by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Division of Ecological Services and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Habitat Suitability Index Models  Introduction

Download or read book Habitat Suitability Index Models Introduction written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Fisheries and Wildlife Research and Development

Download or read book Fisheries and Wildlife Research and Development written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Report on activities in the divisions of research and development.