Carnivores of Australia : past, present and future
Glen, Alistair S.2014
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This book explores Australia's unique predator communities from prehistoric, historic and current perspectives. It covers mammalian, reptilian and avian carnivores, both native and introduced to Australia. It also examines how best to manage predators.
Main title:
Carnivores of Australia : past, present and future / edited by A.S. Glen and C.R. Dickman
Imprint:
Collingwood Vic CSIRO Publishing 2014
Collation:
438 pages illustrations maps
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
TertiaryGeneral
Contents:
Chapter 1. The importance of predators -- Chapter 2. The rise and fall of large marsupial carnivores -- Chapter 3. Giant terrestrial reptilian carnivores of Cenozoic Australia -- Chapter 4. The arrival and impacts of the dingo -- Chapter 5. The new guard: the arrival and impacts of cats and foxes -- Chapter 6. Management of wild canids in Australia: free-ranging dogs and red foxes -- Chapter 7. When is a dingo not a dingo? Hybridisation with domestic dogs -- Chapter 8. Measuring and managing the impacts of cats -- Chapter 9. Australiaâ??s surviving marsupial carnivores: threats and conservation. -- Chapter 10: Micro-carnivores: the ecological role of small dasyurid predators in Australia -- Chapter 11. Reptilian predators: the forgotten majority? -- Chapter 12. Fur, feathers and scales: interactions between mammalian, reptilian and avian predators -- Chapter 13. Strongly interactive carnivore species: maintaining and restoring ecosystem function -- Chapter 14. Protecting livestock while conserving ecosystem function: non-lethal management of wild predators -- Chapter 15. The role of predator exclosures in the conservation of Australian fauna -- Chapter 16. Concerns over management intensity: a framework for threatened species and predator management. -- Chapter 17. Olfaction and predator-prey interactions amongst mammals in Australia -- Chapter 18. Carnivore communities: challenges and opportunities for conservation.
ISBN:
9780643103108 (hardcover)
Dewey class:
599.74 CAR
Local class:
599.74
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
96964
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Reference | 599.74 CAR | hbkNot for loan (Set: 10 Feb 2016) |