Habitat Management for Conservation

Malcolm Ausden is a Senior Ecologist at the RSPB, the UK and Europe's largest wildlife conservation charity, where he advises on the management of their network of 200 reserves and oversees monitoring on them. He is a particularly keen birder, moth enthusiast and botanist, and is interested in all types of natural history. Malcolm has written a number of book chapters on habitat management and monitoring techniques and is involved in efforts to improve dissemination of information on habitat management through the website conservationevidence.com. Other interests include foreign travel, photography and painting.

• 1. Introduction ; 2. Philosophies of habitat management ; 3. Setting objectives and monitoring ; 4. General techniques and considerations ; 5. Dry grasslands ; 6. Dwarf-shrub habitats and shrublands ; 7. Forests, woodlands and scrub ; 8. Freshwater wetlands and waterbodies ; 9. Coastal habitats ; 10. Arable land ; 11. Urban areas and gardens ; References

'I can see this book being used widely as an initial source of information on management tools available in conservation. It is well produced, and merits inclusion as recommended reading in undergraduate environmental management courses, as well as for use by individual conservation practitioners. Journal of Insect Conservation, 2008.