Applied population and community ecology : the case of feral pigs in Australia / Jim Hone.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hone, Jim.

Series:

Conservation science and practice series ; no. 11.

Conservation science and practice series ; no. 11

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feral swine--Ecology--Australia.

Feral swine.

Biotic communities--Australia.

Biotic communities.

Vertebrate populations--Australia.

Vertebrate populations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (206 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Part of the Zoological Society of London's Conservation Science and Practice Series, Applied Population and Community Ecology evaluates theory in population and community ecology using a case study of feral pigs, birds and plants in the high country of south-eastern Australia. In sequence, the book reviews the relevant theory and uses long-term research over a quarter of a century on the population ecology of feral pigs and then community ecology of birds and plants, to evaluate the theory. The book brings together into one volume, research results of many observational, experi

Contents:

Applied Population and Community Ecology; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction; Population ecology and community ecology theory; People; Research activities and questions; Methods of study; Feral pigs as a model system for studying applied ecology; Structure of the book; Chapter 2 Applied Population and Community Ecology; Distribution; Invasion; Dispersion; Population density; Dynamics; Demography; Diminishing returns; Species-area relationships; Abundance, association and size of species; Conclusion; Chapter 3 Environment; Location; Climate; Vegetation and land use; Wildlife

Chapter 4 Population Ecology of Feral PigsDistribution; Invasion; Dispersion; Population density; Dynamics; Demography; Movements; Diet; Predation; Parasites and pathogens; Conclusion; Chapter 5 Ground Disturbance and Feral Pigs; Ground rooting and gradients; Damage (ground rooting) and density (feral pigs); Levy walks; Extent and dynamics of ground rooting; Ground rooting as an ecological process; Conclusion; Chapter 6 Feral Pig Population Management; Warfarin poisoning; Other poisons; Trapping; Hunting and other control; Control as an ecological process; Shooting and hunting; Poisoning

Nontoxic and toxic (poisoned) foodEradication; Conclusion; Chapter 7 Community Ecology; Ground rooting and plant community ecology; Bird community structure; Bird species-area relationship; Frequency distribution of recording of birds; Bird community dynamics; Birds and exotic pines; Birds and feral pig control; Short-term effects; Long-term effects and the species-area relationship; Birds and fox control; General bird discussion; Conclusion; Chapter 8 The Future: Management Options; Feral pig dynamics; Modelling of feral pig control; Lethal control; Nonlethal control; Ecological interactions

Management aims and monitoringConclusion; Chapter 9 Conclusions; Applied population ecology; Advance 1: demographic rates; Advance 2: survey methods; Advance 3: damage-density relationship; Advance 4: short-term effects of control on pest density; Advance 5: wildlife abundance and the ratio of nontoxic to toxic food eaten; Advance 6: effectiveness of pest control; Advance 7: pest eradication; Advance 8: rates of decline of a pest population and their damage; Advance 9: threshold host density; Applied community ecology; Advance 10: biodiversity-disturbance relationship

Advance 11: biodiversity-pest control relationshipPredictions and observations; Gaps in our knowledge; Appendix A Long-term Data on Feral Pigs and Ground Rooting in Namadgi National Park, Australia; Appendix B Association Matrix of Birds Observed at Study Sites in Namadgi National Park, Australia; References; Index; Colour plates

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9786613703095

9781118329702

1118329708

9781280792700

1280792701

9781118329696

1118329694

9781118329689

1118329686

9781118329719

1118329716

OCLC:

797917960