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Title Advances in reintroduction biology of Australian and New Zealand fauna / Doug Armstrong, Matthew W Hayward, Dorian Moro, Philip J Seddon, editors
Published Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Publishing, 2015

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Contents 1. Introduction: the development of reintroduction biology in New Zealand and Australia -- 2. Release strategies for fauna reintroductions: theory and tests -- 3. Structured decision making for designing complex release strategies -- 4. The influence of predators and prey naivety on reintroduction success: current and future directions -- 5. Disease risk management in reintroduction -- 6. Considering dispersal in reintroduction and restoration planning -- 7. The roles of trials and experiments in fauna reintroduction programs -- 8. Advances in modelling projections for reintroduced populations -- 9. Proactive conservation or planned invasion? Past, current and future use of assisted colonisation -- 10. Conserving and enhancing genetic diversity in translocation programs -- 11. Metapopulation management of an extreme disease scenario -- 12. Using reintroduction to compensate for isolation in fragmented landscapes -- 13. Policy implications of ecosystem engineering for multiple ecosystem benefits -- 14. The impact of private of sanctuary networks on reintroduction programs -- 15. Advances in the contribution of zoos to reintroduction programs -- 16. Forty years of fauna translocations in Western Australia: lessons learned -- 17. Underwater, out of sight: lessons from threatened freshwater fish translocations in Australia -- 18. Practical guidelines for planning and implementing fauna translocations -- 19. Evolution of the translocation approval process in Australia and New Zealand -- 20. Reintroduction biology of Australian and New Zealand fauna: progress, emerging themes and future directions
Summary "The publication of Reintroduction Biology of Australian and New Zealand Fauna nearly 20 years ago introduced the new science of 'reintroduction biology'. Since then, there have been vast changes in our understanding of the process of reintroductions and other conservation-driven translocations, and corresponding changes in regulatory frameworks governing translocations. Advances in Reintroduction Biology of Australian and New Zealand Fauna is a timely review of our understanding of translocation from an Australasian perspective, ensuring translocation becomes an increasingly effective conservation management strategy in the future. Written by experts, including reintroduction practitioners, researchers and policy makers, the book includes extensive practical advice and example case studies, identifies emerging themes and suggests future directions. Topics include: key questions in reintroduction biology; population establishment; prey naivety; disease management; dispersal; the roles of trials and experiments; modelling projections; assisted colonisation; population interchange; genetic diversity; disease management; metapopulation dynamics; reintroduced species as ecological engineers; the contributions of sanctuary networks and zoos; and extensive insights from reintroduction programs. This book is aimed at conservation practitioners and researchers, as well as conservation management agencies and NGOs. Although it is based on Australasian examples, it will be of interest globally due to synergies with reintroduction programs throughout the world."--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
Subject Wildlife reintroduction -- Australia
Wildlife reintroduction -- New Zealand
Endangered species -- Australia
Endangered species -- New Zealand
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- General.
Endangered species
Wildlife reintroduction
Australia
New Zealand
Form Electronic book
Author Armstrong, Doug, editor
Hayward, Matthew W., editor
Moro, Dorian, editor
Seddon, Philip J., editor
ISBN 9781486303021
1486303021