Antelopes constitute a fundamental part of ecosystems throughout Africa and Asia where they act as habitat architects, dispersers of seeds, and prey for large carnivores. The fascication they hold in the human mind is evident from prehistoric rock paintings and ancient Egyptian art to today's wildlife documentaries and popularity in zoos.
Antelopes constitute a fundamental part of ecosystems throughout Africa and Asia where they act as habitat architects, dispersers of seeds, and prey for large carnivores. The fascication they hold in the human mind is evident from prehistoric rock paintings and ancient Egyptian art to today's wildlife documentaries and popularity in zoos.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Jakob Bro-Jorgensen, Department of Evolution, Ecology and Behaviour, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom. David P. Mallon, Division of Biology and Conservation Ecology, Manchester, Metropolitan University, United Kingdom.
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Contributors vii Preface and Acknowledgements x Foreword xiii Richard D. Estes 1 Our Antelope Heritage - Why the Fuss? 1 Jakob Bro Jørgensen 2 Conservation Challenges Facing African Savanna Ecosystems 11 Adam T. Ford, John M. Fryxell, and Anthony R. E. Sinclair 3 Population Regulation and Climate Change: The Future of Africa's Antelope 32 J. Grant C. Hopcraft 4 Interspecific Resource Competition in Antelopes: Search for Evidence 51 Herbert H. T. Prins 5 Importance of Antelope Bushmeat Consumption in African Wet and Moist Tropical Forests 78 John E. Fa 6 Opportunities and Pitfalls in Realising the Potential Contribution of Trophy Hunting to Antelope Conservation 92 Nils Bunnefeld and E. J. Milner Gulland 7 Antelope Diseases - the Good, the Bad and the Ugly 108 Richard Kock, Philippe Chardonnet, and Claire Risley 8 Hands on Approaches to Managing Antelopes and their Ecosystems: A South African Perspective 137 Michael H. Knight, Peter Novellie, Stephen Holness, Jacobus du Toit, Sam Ferreira, Markus Hofmeyr, Christina Grant, Marna Herbst, and Angela Gaylard 9 DNA in the Conservation and Management of African Antelope 162 Eline D. Lorenzen 10 Biological Conservation Founded on Landscape Genetics: The Case of the Endangered Mountain Nyala in the Southern Highlands of Ethiopia 172 Anagaw Atickem, Eli K. Rueness, Leif E. Loe, and Nils C. Stenseth 11 The Use of CameräTraps to Monitor Forest Antelope Species 190 Rajan Amin, Andrew E. Bowkett, and Tim Wacher 12 Reintroduction as an Antelope Conservation Solution 217 Mark R. Stanley Price 13 Desert Antelopes on the Brink: How Resilient is the Sahelo Saharan Ecosystem? 253 John Newby, Tim Wacher, Sarah M. Durant, Nathalie Pettorelli, and Tania Gilbert 14 The Fall and Rise of the Scimitar Horned Oryx: A Case Study of Ex Situ Conservation and Reintroduction in Practice 280 Tim Woodfine and Tania Gilbert 15 Two Decades of Saiga Antelope Research: What have we Learnt? 297 E. J. Milner Gulland and Navinder J. Singh 16 Synthesis: Antelope Conservation - Realising the Potential 315 Jakob Bro Jørgensen Appendix: IUCN Red List Status of Antelope Species April 2016 329 Index 332
Contributors vii Preface and Acknowledgements x Foreword xiii Richard D. Estes 1 Our Antelope Heritage - Why the Fuss? 1 Jakob Bro Jørgensen 2 Conservation Challenges Facing African Savanna Ecosystems 11 Adam T. Ford, John M. Fryxell, and Anthony R. E. Sinclair 3 Population Regulation and Climate Change: The Future of Africa's Antelope 32 J. Grant C. Hopcraft 4 Interspecific Resource Competition in Antelopes: Search for Evidence 51 Herbert H. T. Prins 5 Importance of Antelope Bushmeat Consumption in African Wet and Moist Tropical Forests 78 John E. Fa 6 Opportunities and Pitfalls in Realising the Potential Contribution of Trophy Hunting to Antelope Conservation 92 Nils Bunnefeld and E. J. Milner Gulland 7 Antelope Diseases - the Good, the Bad and the Ugly 108 Richard Kock, Philippe Chardonnet, and Claire Risley 8 Hands on Approaches to Managing Antelopes and their Ecosystems: A South African Perspective 137 Michael H. Knight, Peter Novellie, Stephen Holness, Jacobus du Toit, Sam Ferreira, Markus Hofmeyr, Christina Grant, Marna Herbst, and Angela Gaylard 9 DNA in the Conservation and Management of African Antelope 162 Eline D. Lorenzen 10 Biological Conservation Founded on Landscape Genetics: The Case of the Endangered Mountain Nyala in the Southern Highlands of Ethiopia 172 Anagaw Atickem, Eli K. Rueness, Leif E. Loe, and Nils C. Stenseth 11 The Use of CameräTraps to Monitor Forest Antelope Species 190 Rajan Amin, Andrew E. Bowkett, and Tim Wacher 12 Reintroduction as an Antelope Conservation Solution 217 Mark R. Stanley Price 13 Desert Antelopes on the Brink: How Resilient is the Sahelo Saharan Ecosystem? 253 John Newby, Tim Wacher, Sarah M. Durant, Nathalie Pettorelli, and Tania Gilbert 14 The Fall and Rise of the Scimitar Horned Oryx: A Case Study of Ex Situ Conservation and Reintroduction in Practice 280 Tim Woodfine and Tania Gilbert 15 Two Decades of Saiga Antelope Research: What have we Learnt? 297 E. J. Milner Gulland and Navinder J. Singh 16 Synthesis: Antelope Conservation - Realising the Potential 315 Jakob Bro Jørgensen Appendix: IUCN Red List Status of Antelope Species April 2016 329 Index 332
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