New book on Carnivore Ecology and Conservation

Carnivore Ecology and Conservation

A Handbook of Techniques

Edited by Luigi Boitani and Roger A. Powell

Oxford University Press, UK

Techniques in Ecology & Conservation

528 pages | 60 illustrations | 234x156mm

978-0-19-955853-7 | Paperback | 12 January 2012

Also available as: Hardback

The book provides concise, yet authoritative descriptions of the most common techniques used to study wild carnivores and to conserve and manage their populations within increasingly human-dominated landscapes

Collates and synthesizes a widely dispersed literature, creating a single handbook for its application to field work

Descriptions of the latest techniques are supported by references to case studies, whilst dedicated boxes are used to illustrate how a technique is applied to a specific land cover type, species, or particular socio-economic context

Contributors: 
Cheryl S. Asa, Saint Louis Zoo, USA 
Julie Betsch, University of Montana, USA 
Luigi Boitani, Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy
Urs Breitenmoser, University of Berne, Switzerland 
Christine Breitenmoser-Würsten, KORA, Switzerland 
Marc R. L. Cattet, University of Saskatchewan, Canada Paolo Ciucci, Department of Biology and Biotechnologies, Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy
Deana L. Clifford, California Department of Fish and Game, USA and Wildlife Health Center, University of California, Davis, USA 
Hilary S. Cooley, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, USA 
David Christianson, Montana State University, USA 
Kerry R. Foresman, The University of Montana, USA 
Mark R. Fuller, US Geological Survey and Boise State University, USA
Todd K. Fuller, University of Massachusetts, USA 
Mourad W. Gabriel, Integral Ecology Research Center, USA and University of California, Davis, USA 
Jean-Michel Gaillard, Université Lyon 1, France
Eric M. Gese, Utah State University, USA 
Duncan Halley, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Norway
Mark Hebblewhite, University of Montana, USA
K. Ullas Karanth, Wildlife Conservation Society, Bangalore, India
Marcella J. Kelly, Virginia Tech, USA 
Frederick F. Knowlton, Utah State University, USA 
John D.C. Linnell, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Norway 
Annette Mertens, Institute of Applied Ecology, Rome, Italy
Bernardo Mesa, Virginia Tech, USA 
L. Scott Mills, University of Montana, USA 
Michael S. Mitchell, US Geological Survey and University of Montana, USA 
Alessio Mortelliti, Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy
James D. Nichols, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, USA 
Erlend B. Nilsen, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Norway 
John Odden, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Norway
Morten Odden, Hedmark University College, Norway
Manuela Panzacchi, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Norway
Kenneth H. Pollock, Murdoch University, Australia 
Roger A. Powell, North Carolina State University, USA 
Gilbert Proulx, Alpha Wildlife Research & Management Ltd., Canada 
Carlo Rondinini, Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy
Michael K. Stoskopf, North Carolina State University, USA
Carole Toigo, ONCFS, Gières, France
Greta M. Wengert, Integral Ecology Research Center, USA and University of California, Davis, USA 
Claudia Wultsch, Virginia Tech, USA 
Barbara Zimmermann, Hedmark University College, Norway

Dr Ullas Karanth co-authored chapter titled "Estimating demographic parameters", with Ken Pollock and Jim Nichols.

Dr Ullas Karanth was kind enough to send me a copy of this excellent paper. I thank him for this wonderful gesture