Kangaroos, their ecology and management in the sheep rangelands of Australia / edited by Graeme Caughley, Neil Shepherd, Jeff Short.

Call Number
639.9/792
Title
Kangaroos, their ecology and management in the sheep rangelands of Australia / edited by Graeme Caughley, Neil Shepherd, Jeff Short.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xii, 253 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Series
Cambridge studies in applied ecology and resource management
Notes
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Summary
The management of kangaroos is one of the most controversial issues in Australian wildlife management today - kangaroos are 'in plague proportions' or 'on the verge of extinction' depending on whom you spoke to last. This book examines the ecology and management of kangaroos and shows how they interact with their own environment and with that shaped by sheep grazing and the wool industry. It presents the results of intensive and detailed studies of feeding behaviour, movement and habitat utilisation, body condition and population dynamics, weather and plant growth. These are then synthesised to produce a clear picture of how kangaroos cope so successfully with the climatic extremes of the arid zone, how they and the sheep jointly affect each other's fortunes, and what the options are for the future management of kangaroos both within the national parks and on the sheep rangelands.
Added Author
Caughley, Graeme, editor.
Shepherd, Neil, editor.
Short, Jeff, editor.
New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service, issuing body.
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (Australia). Division of Wildlife and Rangelands Research, issuing body.
Subject
Kangaroos Ecology Australia New South Wales.
Wildlife management Australia New South Wales.
Range management Australia New South Wales.
Range ecology Australia New South Wales.
Mammals Ecology.
Mammals Ecology Australia New South Wales.
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Summary
The management of kangaroos is one of the most controversial issues in Australian wildlife management today - kangaroos are 'in plague proportions' or 'on the verge of extinction' depending on whom you spoke to last. This book examines the ecology and management of kangaroos and shows how they interact with their own environment and with that shaped by sheep grazing and the wool industry. It presents the results of intensive and detailed studies of feeding behaviour, movement and habitat utilisation, body condition and population dynamics, weather and plant growth. These are then synthesised to produce a clear picture of how kangaroos cope so successfully with the climatic extremes of the arid zone, how they and the sheep jointly affect each other's fortunes, and what the options are for the future management of kangaroos both within the national parks and on the sheep rangelands.
Notes
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Subject
Kangaroos Ecology Australia New South Wales.
Wildlife management Australia New South Wales.
Range management Australia New South Wales.
Range ecology Australia New South Wales.
Mammals Ecology.
Mammals Ecology Australia New South Wales.
Multimedia