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| Conservation of Wildlife Populations: Demography, Genetics and Management | 
| Author: L. Scott Mills
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 515457
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 424
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 6.8 x 0.9
ISBN: 1405121467
Dewey Decimal Number: 639.9
EAN: 9781405121460
ASIN: 1405121467
Publication Date: December 22, 2006
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Book Description
SubjectThe last two decades have generated an acute awareness of the need for science to drive wildlife policy and management. Much of wildlife conservation is to do with managing populations, and students and practitioners of today must have a good understanding of how put population ecology theory into practice.Professor Scott Mills proposes writing a textbook for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students. It will be an applied population ecology text that concentrates on wildlife conservation and describes the use of concepts and theory that can be used to solve real-world wildlife conservation and management concerns.NeedThere are many courses on applied population ecology and conservation of wildlife populations taught in biology, wildlife and fisheries and conservation biology departments, though largely in the US. However, until now there has been no good textbook which brings together an understanding of population theory, demography and genetics and how these topics relate to community ecology. It is clear from the reviewers comments that there is a real need for a textbook of this type. One reviewer goes as far as to say that there are no competing titles for the book and the rest use materials from a variety of sources to supplement their courses.CompetitionOf the books that are available in the market at the moment, most are focused narrowly on either population theory (Morris, Williams) or on ecological theory (Gotelli, Roughgarden). There are a couple that compete more directly (Akcakaya, Caughley), however, these titles do not have adequate coverage of the conservation genetics. It is Mills' coverage of conservation genetics and how it relates to population theory that makes his proposal particularly distinctive and sets it apart from the rest.Related TitlesThis proposed book will cluster particularly well with two titles we already have on our list, Caughley: Wildlife Ecology and Management (Sales 6988) and Caughley: Conservation Biology in Theory and Practice (Sales 4963). They sell directly to wildlife ecology and management market which would be the main market for the book.Contents and OrganisationThe book will include lots of pedagogical features; chapter summaries, boxes and plenty of case studies and examples. Each chapter will contain "boxes" that explain discrete concepts and/or examples; the boxes, along with figures and tables, will provide visual learning and will break up the text. He is also intending to include exercises, questions, problems, and supplementary material as we would advise.AuthorScott Mills has taught applied population ecology to students at both the University of Idaho and University of Montana, over the last eight years. This proposal is an extension of the successful outline that he has developed while teaching this course. He was voted the University of Montana's "Most Inspirational Teacher" (out of 400+ faculty) in 1997, and so is aware of the requirements of a good textbook.
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Fantastic synthesis of wildlife population biology July 2, 2008
This is a must read for anyone pursuing a career in wildlife/conservation biology and a great book for anyone interested in the issues facing wildlife biologists. Mills does a fantastic job of including enough detail and new information to refresh and push practicing wildlife biologist. This includes a good review of relevant literature on a variety of topics: predator-prey relationships, small and declining populations, harvested populations, genetics in population biology; and includes a nice introduction to important tools for studying populations (i.e., population project matrixes and genetic techniques). Often these topics are presented as isolated sub-disciplines but I thought the exceptional aspect of this book was how Mills tied all these subjects together. For those not in the profession, skipping some of the details will provide a great overview of the critical issues of today and the future in wildlife conservation biology.
Stewart Breck
Research Wildlife Biologist
Excellent book for the practicing or developing wildlife/conservation biologist August 15, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
As a practicing wildlife biologist for 40 years, I found this new text to be an excellent review of the key elements of population biology that are pertinent to wildlife management and conservation. Mills cogently discusses numerous new issues in population biology that have developed since I completed my academic studies (such as climate change) and updates long-known issues (like predator-prey relationships) with new studies and thinking. The boxes describing real-world examples of the issues described in the text are very helpful. This books fills a needed gap between traditionally-oriented texts and practical applications. It would be an excellent text for intermediate-level wildlife biology or conservation biology courses and would be an important addition to the shelves of any biologist working to resolve conservation problems in the real world where wildlife and people interact.
Sterling Miller Ph.D.
Senior Wildlife Biologist
National Wildlife Fedration (Missoula)
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Research Biologist (Retired)
Alaska Department of Fish and Game
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