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OverviewRestoring Wildlife builds on the foundation of material presented in Wildlife Restoration, published by Island Press in 2002, offering the basic information from that book along with much updated material in a reorganized and expanded format. Restoring Wildlife is the only single source that deals with wildlife and restoration, and is an important resource for practicing restorationists and biologists as well as undergraduate and graduate students in wildlife management, ecological restoration, environmental science, and related fields. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michael L. MorrisonPublisher: Island Press Imprint: Island Press Edition: 2nd Revised ed. Dimensions: Width: 15.30cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.499kg ISBN: 9781597264938ISBN 10: 1597264938 Pages: 368 Publication Date: 01 May 2009 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsMichael Morrison has done a masterful job of integrating theory from ecology and conservation biology into the practice of wildlife restoration. He provides a strong case for a rigourous scientific approach, and the four well-developed case histories illustrate how this approach works. The book is written so that practitioners without advanced training in wildlife biology can understand it easily. --Peter F. Brussard past president, Society for Conservation Biology Michael Morrison does well in presenting a highly thorough text. Restoring Wildlife is a fine addition to any library environmental collection. -- Midwest Book Review Restoring Wildlife would be a good book to keep on hand if you need a running glossary of terms concerning wildlife restoration . . . . Overall, I found the book to be a good listing of key topics in wildlife restoration, perhaps useful as a reference if you had to look up something while planning a restoration project or perhaps settling a friendly argument. I found the definitions and the glossary useful and the breadth of treatment, with a few exceptions, helpful...As a textbook or reference, NAA members might like to find this on their shelf. --Paul R. Krausman Natural Areas Journal Restoring Wildlife is an excellent source for planning, effecting, and monitoring wildlife restoration projects; wildlife managers involved in restoration would do well to include this book in their personal libraries. --Paul R. Krausman Ecological Restoration Restoring Wildlife is a synthesis of the growing field of restoration ecology that explains the process of wildlife restoration in an engaging format. Detailed yet straightforward and supplemented with real-world studies, this book will be an excellent reference for students and practitoners that will help them to think carefully about the restoration process. Morrison's text wonderfully complements the existing literature on maintaining and enhancing wildlife populations and the habitats they depend on. --Paul R. Krausman Boone and Crockett Professor of Wildlife Conservation, University of Montana Michael Morrison does well in presenting a highly thorough text. Restoring Wildlife is a fine addition to any library environmental collection. --Midwest Book Review Restoring Wildlife is an excellent source for planning, effecting, and monitoring wildlife restoration projects; wildlife managers involved in restoration would do well to include this book in their personal libraries. --Ecological Restoration Restoring Wildlife would be a good book to keep on hand if you need a running glossary of terms concerning wildlife restoration . . . . Overall, I found the book to be a good listing of key topics in wildlife restoration, perhaps useful as a reference if you had to look up something while planning a restoration project or perhaps settling a friendly argument. I found the definitions and the glossary useful and the breadth of treatment, with a few exceptions, helpful...As a textbook or reference, NAA members might like to find this on their shelf. --Natural Areas Journal Restoring Wildlife is a synthesis of the growing field of restoration ecology that explains the process of wildlife restoration in an engaging format. Detailed yet straightforward and supplemented with real-world studies, this book will be an excellent reference for students and practitoners that will help them to think carefully about the restoration process. Morrison's text wonderfully complements the existing literature on maintaining and enhancing wildlife populations and the habitats they depend on. --Paul R. Krausman Boone and Crockett Professor of Wildlife Conservation, University of Montana Michael Morrison has done a masterful job of integrating theory from ecology and conservation biology into the practice of wildlife restoration. He provides a strong case for a rigourous scientific approach, and the four well-developed case histories illustrate how this approach works. The book is written so that practitioners without advanced training in wildlife biology can understand it easily. --Peter F. Brussard past president, Society for Conservation Biology Michael Morrison does well in presenting a highly thorough text. Restoring Wildlife is a fine addition to any library environmental collection. --James A. Cox The Midwest Book Review Restoring Wildlife is a synthesis of the growing field of restoration ecology that explains the process of wildlife restoration in an engaging format. Detailed yet straightforward and supplemented with real-world studies, this book will be an excellent reference for students and practitoners that will help them to think carefully about the restoration process. Morrison's text wonderfully complements the existing literature on maintaining and enhancing wildlife populations and the habitats they depend on. --Paul R. Krausman Boone and Crockett Professor of Wildlife Conservation, University of Montana Michael Morrison has done a masterful job of integrating theory from ecology and conservation biology into the practice of wildlife restoration. He provides a strong case for a rigourous scientific approach, and the four well-developed case histories illustrate how this approach works. The book is written so that practitioners without advanced training in wildlife biology can understand it easily. --Peter F. Brussard past president, Society for Conservation Biology Michael Morrison does well in presenting a highly thorough text. Restoring Wildlife is a fine addition to any library environmental collection. --James A. Cox The Midwest Book Review Author InformationMichael L. Morrison is professor and Caesar Kleberg Chair in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation in the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences at Texas A&M University in College Station. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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