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Wildlife of Southern Forests: Habitat & Management Edited by James G. Dickson. 2001. Published by Hancock House Publishers, 1431 Harrison Avenue, Blaine, WA 98230-5005. 480 p. $50.00. ISBN 0-88839-497-7.
Wildlife of Southern Forests: Habitat and Management consolidates within one volume a plethora of information concerning wildlife and wildlife management in southern forests. The intended audience, land managers, will appreciate the one-stop shopping for detailed biological information coupled with practical guidelines for habitat management on a broad scale. This book succeeds in providing a complete, up-to-date overview of most areas of ecology and management important to wildlife in southern forests. Experts from universities, federal agencies, and conservation organizations of the South well qualified to write on their chosen topics author individual chapters. Most of the book is devoted to providing detailed, current information on life history traits and management strategies of individual species or suites of species.
The strength of this book is its breadth and clarity. Subjects such as a well-written chapter on sensitive plant communities not often found in traditional wildlife ecology texts are included. The chapter on landscape ecology provides clear explanations of basic terminology and concepts of the field in the context of wildlife and biodiversity. This chapter will...