Fish and Wildlife Management [electronic resource] : A Handbook for Mississippi Landowners / [compiled by] Adam T. Rohnke and James L. Cummins.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cummins, James L.

Rohnke, Adam T.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wildlife management--Mississippi--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Wildlife management.

Fishery management--Mississippi--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Fishery management.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (431 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jackson, Mississippi : University Press of Mississippi, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Featuring over five hundred illustrations and forty tables, this book is a collection of in-depth discussions by a tremendous range of experts on topics related to wildlife and fisheries management in Mississippi. Beginning with foundational chapters on natural resource history and conservation planning, the authors discuss the delicate balance between profit and land stewardship. A series of chapters about the various habitat types and the associated fish and wildlife populations that dominate them follow. Several chapters expand on the natural history and specific management techniques

Contents:

Mississippi's natural bounty

Conservation planning and natural resource economics In Mississippi

Mississippi soils

Managing agricultural landscapes for wildlife

Managing native grasslands

Woodland management

Wetland ecology and management

Managing streams and rivers

White-tailed deer

Eastern wild turkey

Waterfowl

Small game

Supplemental wildlife food plantings

Managing ponds for recreational fishing

Backyard wildlife and habitat wildlife damage control and management

. Managing invasive plants

Appendix 1. History of fish and wildlife conservation in Mississippi

- Appendix 2. Sample hunting lease agreements and hunting club bylaws

Appendix 3. Sample forest management plan and timber contract

Appendix 4. Farm pond harvet record

Appendix 5. Trees, shrubs, vines, and wildflowers for Mississippi backyard wildlife habitats.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62846-028-8

1-62674-045-3

OCLC:

875056228