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Snow Leopards, Second Edition provides a foundational, comprehensive overview of the biology, ecology and conservation of this iconic species. This updated edition incorporates all the recent information from range-wide surveys and conservation projects, the results of technical and advances particu...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: McCarthy, Thomas (Biologist) (Editor), Mallon, David (Editor), Schwartz, Karin R. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam : Academic Press, 2023.
Edition:Second edition /
Series:Biodiversity of the world
Subjects:
Snow leopard > Conservation.
Once (Mammif�ere) > Conservation.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Snow Leopards: Biodiversity of the World: Conservation from Genes to Landscapes
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • Editor Biographies
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • The ecological and scientific context
  • Approaches to snow leopard conservation practice
  • Into the future
  • References
  • Preface
  • Section I: Defining the snow leopard
  • Chapter 1: What is a snow leopard? Taxonomy, morphology, and phylogeny
  • Introduction
  • Taxonomic history and geographical variation
  • Fossil record
  • Phylogeny
  • Morphological adaptations
  • Pelage
  • Skull
  • Teeth and jaws
  • Limbs and vertebral column
  • Tail
  • Laryngeal anatomy
  • Physiological adaptations
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 2: What is a snow leopard? Behavior and ecology
  • Introduction
  • Population ecology
  • Habitat
  • Density
  • Population demography
  • Physical characteristics and capabilities
  • Behavior and life history
  • Sociality
  • Territoriality and home ranges
  • Communication
  • Activity and movement patterns
  • Habitat use
  • Mating and reproduction
  • Life expectancy and mortality
  • Foraging behavior
  • Hunting behavior
  • Kill-site behavior
  • Ecological interactions and effects
  • Predation
  • Carrion provisioning
  • Predation-risk effects
  • Interactions with other large carnivores
  • Snow leopard ecology in a human-dominated world
  • References
  • Chapter 3: What is a snow leopard? Biogeography and status overview
  • Snow leopard biogeography
  • Snow leopard population status
  • Population size-Historic estimates
  • Population size-Recent estimates
  • The snow leopard's legal status
  • Snow leopards and the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Snow leopard diet and prey
  • Introduction
  • Dietary composition
  • Recent studies
  • Summary
  • Wild ungulates
  • Livestock
  • Other mammals
  • Birds
  • Vegetation
  • Prey preferences
  • Dietary requirements and offtake rates
  • Hunting techniques
  • Status of prey
  • Mountain ungulates
  • Domestic livestock
  • Other mammals
  • Birds
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Section II: Conservation concerns
  • Chapter 5: Livestock predation by snow leopards: Conflicts and the search for solutions
  • Introduction
  • Revisiting ``human-snow leopard conflicts��
  • Understanding conflicts over livestock predation
  • Ecological underpinnings of livestock predation by snow leopards
  • Human underpinnings of livestock predation by snow leopards
  • Managing conflicts over livestock predation
  • Three-pronged strategy for addressing conflicts
  • Reducing livestock losses
  • Offsetting livestock losses
  • Improving social carrying capacity
  • Improving the current approach to livestock predation management
  • Acknowledgment
  • References
  • Chapter 6: Living on the edge: Depletion of wild prey and survival of the snow leopard
  • Introduction
  • Study areas
  • Sagarmatha National Park (SNP), Nepal

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