Keywords:
Maned wolf -- Ecology.
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Maned wolf -- Conservation.
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Maned wolf -- Habitat.
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Wolves -- Conservation.
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Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
Wolves are controversial figures worldwide and much effort has focused on how to conserve them while addressing public concerns. With its solitary habits and fruit-eating diet, the endangered maned wolf roams the South American grasslands and swamps, playing a vital part in maintaining biodiversity hotspots. Compared to the grey wolf, little is known about its relationship with local people and the environment and the reasons for its decline, making research about this unique species an urgent concern. Ecology and Conservation of the Maned Wolf: Multidisciplinary Perspectives gathers the work of leading researchers from diverse disciplines and countries, covering up-to-date research on the biology, ecology, and conservation of the maned wolf. It presents innovative insights that can benefit conservation strategies and offers perspectives for the future of the species. The book is divided into three parts. Part I explains the general issues concerning the maned wolf: population viability, the relationship between maned wolves and people, and the management of captive maned wolves. It also reviews current aspects of species biology, including conservation genetics, feeding ecology, social structure and reproduction, and conservation medicine. Part II contains case studies that present knowledge gathered from conservation programs and field research in all countries where the species is currently found-Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay. Part III offers perspectives from diverse fields of research, exploring the challenges and opportunities connecting maned wolf conservation efforts with those of its habitat and of other endangered species. This includes education and communication tools, the application of human dimensions research to maned wolf conservation, ethnoconservation perspectives, and the ecological and socioeconomic
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (350 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781466512603
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=1378837
DDC:
599.77
Language:
English
Note:
Front Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- About the Editors -- About the Contributors -- List of Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: The Canidae Family: Setting the Scene for Maned Wolf Conservation -- Chapter 2: Maned Wolf Population Viability -- Chapter 3: Relationships between the Maned Wolf and People -- Chapter 4: The Maned Wolf Ex Situ Worldwide -- Chapter 5: The Ex Situ Maned Wolf Population in Brazilian Zoos -- Chapter 6: Evolutionary and Conservation Genetics of the Maned Wolf -- Chapter 7: Feeding Ecology: A Review -- Chapter 8: Reproduction and Factors Affecting Reproductive Success in the Maned Wolf -- Chapter 9: Conservation Medicine -- Chapter 10: Conservation of a Population of Maned Wolves, Chrysocyon brachyurus, on a Small Reserve in the Cerrado -- Chapter 11: A Case Study: Diet of Maned Wolf and Its Relationship to Seed Dispersal at a Cattle Ranch in Southeastern Brazil -- Chapter 12: Agricultural Expansion and the Future of the Maned Wolf -- Chapter 13: The Maned Wolf Conservation Project: Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais, Brazil -- Chapter 14: Maned Wolf Conservation in the South of Brazil and Uruguay -- Chapter 15: Maned Wolf in Argentina -- Chapter 16: Environmental Influences on Maned Wolf Ecology in Bolivia -- Chapter 17: The Maned Wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) in Paraguay -- Chapter 18: Education and Communication for the Conservation of Wild Canids -- Chapter 19: Introduction to the Human Dimension: A Valuable Research Tool to Achieve Wildlife Conservation Objectives and Maned Wolf Conservation -- Chapter 20: The Role of Ethnoscience in the Growth of Ethnoconservation as a New Approach to Nature Conservation in the Tropics: The Case of Brazil -- Chapter 21: Policy Intervention in the Cerrado Savannas of Brazil: Changes in Land Use and Effects on Conservation.
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Chapter 22: Maned Wolf Ecology and Conservation: The Road Ahead -- Back Cover.
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