Methods For Monitoring Tiger And Prey Populations

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Karanth, K. Ullas (Editor), Nichols, James D. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Ecology.; Nature conservation.; Life Sciences.; Nature Conservation.

This book addresses issues of monitoring populations of tigers, ungulate prey species and habitat occupancy, with relevance to similar assessments of large mammal species and general biodiversity. It covers issues of rigorous sampling, modeling, estimation and adaptive management of animal populatio...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Role of Monitoring in Global Tiger Conservation
• Chapter 2. Tiger Ecology in Relation to Monitoring Issues
• Chapter 3. Animal Population Monitoring: A Unified Conceptual Framework
• Chapter 4. Concepts: Assessing Tiger Habitat Occupancy Dynamics
• Chapter 5. Field Practices: Assessing Tiger Habitat Occupancy Dynamics
• Chapter 6. Concepts: Estimating Abundance of Prey Species Using Line Transect Sampling
• Chapter 7. Field Practices: Estimating Abundance of Prey Species Using Line Transect Sampling
• Chapter 8. Concepts and Practices: Estimating Abundance of Prey Species Using Hierarchical Model-Based Approaches
• Chapter 9. Concepts: Assessing Tiger Population Dynamics Using Capture-Recapture Sampling
• Chapter 10. Field Practices: Assessing Tiger Population Dynamics Using Photographic Captures
• Chapter 11. Concepts and Practices: Assessing Tiger Population Dynamics Using Genetic Captures
• Chapter 12. Concepts: Integrating Population Survey Data from Different Spatial Scales, Sampling Methods and Species
• Chapter 13. Concepts and Practices: Assessing Landscape Connectivity for Tigers and Prey Species
• Chapter 14. Informed Decision Processes for Tiger Conservation. A Vision for the Future.