Applied Population and Community Ecology

Jim Hone is an ecologist with the Institute for Applied Ecology and the Faculty of Applied Science at the University of Canberra. He has published on the ecology and management of many species including, feral pigs in temperate, montane, tropical and arid Australia, lynx and snowshoe hares in the Yukon, badgers, barn owls, red deer and Soay sheep in Britain and diseases in wildlife in Britain, New Zealand and Pakistan. He has supervised graduate students studying many species of reptiles, birds and mammals.

• Preface vii 1 Introduction 12 Applied Population and Community Ecology 93 Environment 204 Population Ecology of Feral Pigs 295 Ground Disturbance and Feral Pigs 546 Feral Pig Population Management 717 Community Ecology 978 The Future: Management Options 1219 Conclusions 141Appendix A Long-term Data on Feral Pigs and Ground Rooting in Namadgi National Park, Australia 147Appendix B Association Matrix of Birds Observed at Study Sites in Namadgi National Park, Australia 151References 155Index 186Colour plate pages fall between pp. 120 and 121

“In addition to wildlife managers, I would recommend Applied Population and Community Ecology: The Case of Feral Pigs in Australiato ecologists (and advanced scholars studying the discipline) that would appreciate the value of analyzing ecological data.”  (The Journal of Wildlife Management, 1 November 2014)“The value of this book is not simply that it provides a very comprehensive case study of feral pigs in the south-east Australian highlands, but that it provides an excellent examination of population and community ecology using a thorough case study of feral pigs, native birds and ecosystems for which there are very good data.”  (Ecological Management & Restoration, 19 May 2014)“To sum up then, here we have a very complex subject, presented in an excellent way, with plenty of figures to back up the points made. Though dry, the content really is superb, and I don’t think anyone buying it will be disappointed.”  (Zoo Biology, 1 November 2012)