Ecology and Management of Large Mammals in North America
by Stephen Demarais
and Paul R. Krausman

This text provides authoritative, state-of-the-art, single-source coverage of the full range of North American big game (large mammal) species from ecological and management perspectives.

Features:

• Each of the 33 chapters is written by the authority on the particular species or topic covered
• Coverage of all North American large mammals
• Thorough coverage of habitat and population management
• Extends coverage beyond that in the classic text, by including full chapters on tribal management, population modeling, human dimensions, population dynamics, jaguars, and hybridization

Ecology and Management of Large Mammals in North America is an excellent reference text for all wildlife biologists.

Contents

1. Taxonomy and the Conservation of Biodiversity.
2. Hybridization in Large Mammals.
3. Human Values Toward Large Mammals.
4. Population Parameters and Their Estimation.
5. Modeling Population Dynamics.
6. Nutritional Ecology.
7. Carrying Capacity.
8. A Dynamic View of Population Regulation.
9. Behavioral Ecology.
10. Harvest Management Goals.
11. Human Dimensions and Conflict Resolution.
12. Genetic Applications for Large Mammals.
13. Big Game Ranching.
14. Big Game Management on Tribal Lands.
15. History of Management of Large Mammals in North America.
16. Wolf.
17. Puma.
18. Jaguar.
19. Black Bear.
20. Brown (Grizzly) and Polar Bears.
21. Collared Peccary.
22. Bison.
23. Mountain Goat.
24. Dall's and Stone's Sheep.
25. Bighorn Sheep.
26. The Muskox.
27. Pronghorn.
28. Moose.
29. White-Tailed Deer.
30. Mule and Black-Tailed Deer.
31. Caribou.
32. North American Elk.
33. Exotics

Appendix
Index

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