Decline and Recovery of the Island Fox

By: and and and and

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Synopsis
Native only to the California Channel Islands, the island fox is the smallest canid in North America. Populations on four of the islands were threatened to extinction in the 1990s due to human-mediated predation and disease. This is the first account of the natural history and ecology of the island fox, illustrating both the vulnerability of island ecosystems and the efficacy of cooperative conservation measures. It explains in detail the intense conservation actions required to recover fox populations, such as captive breeding and reintroduction, and large-scale ecosystem manipulation. These actions were successful due in large part to extraordinary collaboration among the scientists, managers and public advocates involved in the recovery effort. The book also examines the role of some aspects of island fox biology, characteristic of the 'island syndrome', in facilitating their recovery, including high productivity and an apparent adaptation to periodic genetic bottlenecks.
Copyright:
1970

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9780511798061
Related ISBNs:
9780521887113, 9780521715102, 9780511901928
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Cheri Asa, Linda Munson, David K. Garcelon, Catherin A. Schwemm, Timothy J. Coonan
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Animals, Outdoors and Nature, Earth Sciences
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Bookshare Staff
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