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Desert puma : evolutionary ecology and conservation of an enduring carnivore / Kenneth A. Logan and Linda L. Sweanor.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Logan, Kenneth A.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Puma--New Mexico.
- Puma.
- Desert animals--New Mexico.
- Desert animals.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (498 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : Island Press, c2001.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Scientists and conservationists are beginning to understand the importance of top carnivores to the health and integrity of fully functioning ecosystems.As burgeoning human populations continue to impinge on natural landscapes, the need for understanding carnivore populations and how we affect them is becoming increasingly acute.Desert Puma.
- Contents:
- Intro
- About Island Press
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of Figures, Tables, and Photos (photos not available)
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Part I
- Setting the Stage
- Ch 1: Introduction
- Ch 2: Pumas Past and Present
- Ch 3: Our Outdoor Laboratory
- Ch 4: Studying Wild Pumas
- Part II
- Puma Life History Strategies and Population Dynamics
- Ch 5: A Puma Population in the Desert
- Ch 6: Puma Population Structure
- Ch 7: Reproduction
- Ch 8: Mortality and Survival
- Ch 9: Independence of Puma Progeny, and Philoparty, Emigration, and Immigration
- Ch 10: Puma Population Density, Growth, and Metapopulation Structure
- Part III: Puma Behavior and Social Organization
- Ch 11: How Should Desert Pumas Behave?
- Ch 12: Adult Home Range Characteristics
- Ch 13: Subadult Ranging Behavior
- Ch 14: Interactions between Pumas
- Ch 15: Adaptive Significance of Puma Social Organization
- Part IV: Puma
- Prey Relationships
- Ch 16: Puma Diet
- Ch 17: Pumas and Desert Mule Deer
- Ch 18: Pumas and Desert Bighorn Sheep
- Ch 19: Synthesis: Pumas and Weather Modulate Large-Mammal Population Dynamics on the San Andres Mountains
- Part V: Pumas and People
- Ch 20: Conservation and Management of Wild Pumas
- Ch 21: Epilogue
- Appendix 1
- Appendix 2
- Appendix 3
- Appendix 4
- References
- About the Authors
- Index
- Island Press Board of Directors 2001.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 423-448) and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781610910583
- 1610910583
- 9781417539956
- 141753995X
- OCLC:
- 614535084
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