Overview

The apparent decline in numbers among many species of migratory songbirds is a timely subject in conservation biology, particularly for ornithologists, ecologists, and wildlife managers. This book is an attempt to discuss the problem in full scope. It presents an ambitious, comprehensive assessment of the current status of neotropical migratory birds in the U.S., and the methods and strategies used to conserve migrant populations. Each chapter is an essay reviewing and assessing the trend from a different viewpoint, all written by leaders in the fields of ornithology, conservation, and population biology.

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Author:   Thomas E. Martin (Natural Biological Survey, Montana Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit, Natural Biological Survey, Montana Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit, University of Montana) ,  Deborah M. Finch (USDA Forest Service, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest Range Experiment Station, Flagstaff, Arizona)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 16.90cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   0.850kg
ISBN:  

9780195084405

ISBN 10:   0195084403
Pages:   512
Publication Date:   06 June 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Martin & Finch: Introduction 1: by Peterjohn, Sauer, & Robbins: Population Trends and the North American Breeding Bird Survey 2: by James & Charles E. McCulloch: The Strength of Inferences About Causes of Trends in Populations 3: by Rotenberry, Cooper, Wenderle & Smith: When and How are Populations Limited 4: by Sherry & Holmes: Summer vs. Winter Limitation of Populations 5: by Moore et al.: Habitat Requirements During Migration 6: by Petit et al.: Habitat Use and Conservation During Winter in the Neotropics 7: by Thompson, Probst & Raphael: Impacts of Silviculture 8: by Hejl et al.: Effects of Silvicultural Treatments in the Rocky Mountains 9: by Dickson et al.: Silviculture in Ccentral and Southeastern Oak Pine Forests 10: by Rodenhouse et al.: Effects of Agricultural Practices and Farmland Structures 11: Gard & Hooper: An Assessment of Potential Hazards of Pesticides and Environmental Contaminants 12: by Saab et al.: Livestock Grazing Effects in Western North America 13: by Faaborg et al.: Habitat Fragmentation in the Temperate Zone 14: by Freemark et al.: Landscape Ecology and Bird Management 15: by Robinson et al.: Ecology and Behavior of Cowbirds and their Deleterious Effects on Host Populations 16: by Block, Finch & Brennan: Single-Species vs. Multiple-Species Approaches for Management 17: by Martin: Summary: Model Organisms for Advancing Understanding of Ecology and Land Management

Reviews

"""Martin and Finch have succeeded in their aims. This is a welcome addition to my bookshelf. It will be useful to university instructors, to environmental activists, to policy analysts, as well as to researchers and the land management community for which it is intended. The multiple author approach has provided the seasoning of ideas that the editors desired. The scholarship is high-quality throughout. . . . Buy the book and use it. Appreciate the extreme difficulty faced quite forthrightly and courageously by the land managers in the trenches. They must act, for lack of manipulation is a management action as much as is extensive manipulation. This volume is a lantern they can use to illuminate some of the poorly marked guideposts for their decision-making.""--The Condor ""Ecology and Management of Neotropical Migratory Birds provides the best review yet of the scientific issues surrounding migrants.""--Science ""The 17 chapters of this book provide a detailed examination of ecology and management of neotropical migratory birds. . .Ornithologists and conservation biologists will be interested in this book. Recommended."" --Wildlife Activist ""This volume seeks to summarize an aspect of our knowledge of birds that largely breed in temperate North America and migrate into Latin America. . . .The editors and most of the authors did an excellent job, serving well those in conservation biology. . . .I do enthusiastically recommend this volume to anyone interested in the ecology and management of landbirds. . .A good source of current knowledge of trends of landbird populations and some potential causes of these changes. . .A good foundation for further work.""--Ecology ""Overall, this book is very satisfying, with much information presented in a very readable and assessable manner.""--The Prairie Naturalist"

Martin and Finch have succeeded in their aims. This is a welcome addition to my bookshelf. It will be useful to university instructors, to environmental activists, to policy analysts, as well as to researchers and the land management community for which it is intended. The multiple author approach has provided the seasoning of ideas that the editors desired. The scholarship is high-quality throughout. . . . Buy the book and use it. Appreciate the extreme difficulty faced quite forthrightly and courageously by the land managers in the trenches. They must act, for lack of manipulation is a management action as much as is extensive manipulation. This volume is a lantern they can use to illuminate some of the poorly marked guideposts for their decision-making. --The Condor Ecology and Management of Neotropical Migratory Birds provides the best review yet of the scientific issues surrounding migrants. --Science The 17 chapters of this book provide a detailed examination of ecology and management of neotropical migratory birds. . .Ornithologists and conservation biologists will be interested in this book. Recommended. --Wildlife Activist This volume seeks to summarize an aspect of our knowledge of birds that largely breed in temperate North America and migrate into Latin America. . . .The editors and most of the authors did an excellent job, serving well those in conservation biology. . . .I do enthusiastically recommend this volume to anyone interested in the ecology and management of landbirds. . .A good source of current knowledge of trends of landbird populations and some potential causes of these changes. . .A good foundation for further work. --Ecology Overall, this book is very satisfying, with much information presented in a very readable and assessable manner. --The Prairie Naturalist

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