Managing Habitats for Conservation

The essential habitat by habitat guide to conservation management for practitioners of ecology and land management.

To maximise our conservation and wildlife resources, we must ensure that existing sites are managed in the best possible way. This book provides a habitat by habitat guide to conservation management combining good science with practical experience. It is a must for students and practitioners of ecology and land management.As it becomes ever more expensive to purchase land for conservation purposes, it is becoming increasingly important both to manage existing sites properly, and to create new habitats. This comprehensive volume provides a pragmatic, habitat by habitat guide to conservation management, in which the prescriptions and methods are based upon sound science coupled with practical experience. For each habitat, the book guides the reader through the options and solutions, shows the problems to look out for, and gives good and bad examples of habitat management in the past. This will be a must for all practising ecologists, land managers, wardens, landscape architects and conservationists, and will provide a valuable reference for students of ecology, conservation and environmental science.