Bücher der Reihe Cambridge Studies in Applied Ecology and Resource Management

This book explores the reintroduction of the oryx back into the wild from zoo populations.

How do we decide whether a particular vertebrate species can be classified as a pest? What is achieved by control of such pests? This 1994 book describes the application of statistics, economics and mathematical modelling to the control of bird and mammal pests.

This detailed study of migration, population dynamics, harvesting strategies, winter feeding programs and range relationships in the Jackson elk herd provides a classic study in wildlife management. As such it will have wide appeal to professionals and students in wildlife biology, resource management and applied ecology.

In this 1994 book, Tim Smith examines the economic and political pressures which have affected fisheries science, and the problems that still face it. This is a fascinating resource for all those interested in the way fisheries science has developed in the last 150 years.

This book explores the perceived problems, ecological facts and possible management solutions behind the case of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

This book, first published in 1989, examines the controversial position of commercial utilisation in relation to wildlife conservation. Production of large mammals has earned respectability as an agricultural strategy. However, many authorities question whether wildlife production is a viable economic and environmental strategy, and suggest that it runs counter to its claimed purpose.

This book examines the ecology and management of kangaroos and shows how they interact with their own environment and with that shaped by sheep grazing and the wool industry. It presents the results of intensive and detailed studies of feeding behaviour, movement and habitat utilisation, body condition and population dynamics, weather and plant growth.

Based on scientific studies of the area carried out in the early 1950s and again between 1978 and 1983, the aim of the book is to present a multi-disciplinary survey of the very complex interrelated hydrological, ecological, biological and human problems involved in the absorption and dissipation of the swamps and wetlands in Southern Sudan.

As part of the response to this need, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's Commission on Ecology convened a special working group to consider the problem of world soil erosion and to propose practical solutions for soil conservation. This important book presents the outcome of their work.

Savannas cover half of the African land surface, but are one of the world's least studied ecosystems. This book aims to integrate the findings of sixteen years of research in the Nylsvley region in South Africa, in order to develop a unified vision of the ecology of dry savannas.

Timber production is often the most economic form of land use in tropical forest: forest preservation is rarely so. The aim of this book is to show that good management of production forests can help conserve tropical biodiversity.