Binding: Paperback
Description: Emerging infectious diseases pose an increasingly serious threat to a number of endangered or sensitive species and are increasingly recognized as one of the major factors driving species extinction. Despite the significant impact of pathogens on conservation no single book has yet integrated the theoretical principles underlying disease transmission with the practical health considerations for helping wildlife professionals and conservation biologists to manage disease outbreaks and conserve biodiversity. This novel and accessible book starts with a foundational section focusing on the role of pathogens in natural ecosystems the dynamics of transmission in different environments and the factors driving wildlife disease outbreaks. It then moves on to more applied issues concerned with the acquisition of field data including sampling experimental design and analysis as well as diagnostic analyses in both the laboratory and field. Guidelines for effective modelling and data analysis follow before a final section is devoted to disease prevention and control including the prevention of novel outbreaks the use of diseases as biocontrol agents and the associated issues of ethics public communication and outreach. Infectious Disease Ecology and Conservation is primarily aimed at advanced undergraduates graduate students and established researchers in the fields of conservation biology disease ecology population ecology and veterinary science. It will also be a valuable reference for conservation practitioners land managers and wildlife professionals who are required to deal with disease outbreak problems.
Title: Infectious Disease Ecology And Conservation
Author(s): Mccallum Hamish (Professor And Director Professor And Director Centre For Planetary Health And Food Security Griffith University And Environmental Futures Research Institute Australia)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780199583515
Pages: 304 Pages, 80 Colour Line Figures/Illustrations/Photographs And 13 Tables
Publication Date: 5/10/2022
Category: Conservation Of Wildlife & Habitats