| Description |
xxv, 840 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
McGraw-Hill biological resource management series
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 747-807) and index. |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Principles, concepts, terms, and management considerations of biodiversity. Succession and stand condition -- Edge versus interior -- Guides -- Minimum viable population -- Reserves -- Habitat monitoring and gap analysis -- Ch. 2. Forest types -- Ch. 3. Silvicultural options and impacts. Forestry overview -- Natural regeneration -- Artificial regeneration -- Site improvement -- Intermediate treatment -- Ch. 4. Managed forests. Interior habitats -- Edge habitats -- Ch. 5. Woodlots. Inventory and planning -- Cutting strategy -- Stand improvement -- Evergreen cover -- Wolf trees -- Mast, browse, forage -- Dusting areas -- Water and riparian areas -- Ch. 6. Corridors and riparian areas. Corridors -- Riparian areas -- Ch. 7. Special forest habitats and features. Openings -- Logging roads and skid brails -- Snow -- Deeryards -- Snags and live den trees -- Course woody debris -- Water holes -- Livestock pastures -- Savanna -- Caves, cliffs, and talus -- Ch. 8. Types of rangeland and general management. Grasslands -- Tundra -- Shrublands -- Woodlands -- Rangeland management practices: An overview -- Ch. 9. Rangeland management techniques: Mechanical, chemical, and seeding. Mechanical tratments -- Herbicides -- Seeding and fertilizing -- Ch. 10. Rangeland management techniques: Controlled grazing and prescribed burning -- Ch. 11. Cultivation and cropping. Farming techniques -- Food plots and odd areas -- Linear habitats -- Ch. 12. Farm programs, pastures, and cultural imputs. Federal programs -- Managing pastures -- Chemicals and irrigation -- Ch. 14. Fences and underpasses -- Ch. 15. Brush piles, rock piles, nests and dens. Brush piles and rock piles -- Nest structures and perches -- Other nest structures -- Perches and roosts -- Artificial burrows -- Deer mouse boxes -- Bat houses -- Bat gates for cave. |
| Subject |
Wildlife habitat improvement.
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Forest management.
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Range management.
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Habitat conservation.
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| Added Author |
Bryant, Fred.
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| ISBN |
0070489661 (paper : acid-free paper) : $29.95 |
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0070489637 (cloth : acid-free paper) : $60.00 |
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