The boreal owl : ecology, behaviour, and conservation of a forest-dwelling predator

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The boreal owl : ecology, behaviour, and conservation of a forest-dwelling predator

Title remainder

ecology, behaviour, and conservation of a forest-dwelling predator

Statement of responsibility

Erkki Korpimäki and Harri Hakkarainen, Section of Ecology, Department of Biology, University of Turku, Finland

Creator

• Korpimäki, Erkki

Contributor

• Hakkarainen, Harri

Subject

• Aegolius funereus -- Behavior
• Aegolius funereus -- Ecology
• Aegolius funereus -- Conservation

Language

eng

Summary

"Widespread in North American forest regions including the Rocky Mountains, the Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus) was once the most numerous predatory bird in Eurasian boreal forests. Synthesising the results of unique long-term studies of Boreal Owls, this book explores hunting modes, habitats and foods, prey interactions, mating and parental care, reproduction, dispersal, survival and mortality, population regulation and conservation in boreal forests. Providing a detailed introduction to the species, the authors study the complex interactions of Boreal Owls with their prey species. They examine the inter-sexual tug-of-war over parental care, and the behavioural and demographic adaptations to environmental conditions that predictably and markedly fluctuate both seasonally and multi-annually. They also question whether Boreal Owls are able to time their reproductive effort to maximise lifetime reproductive success. Discussing the effect of modern forestry practices on owl populations, the book also examines how Boreal Owls could be managed to sustain viable populations"--

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Provided by publisher

Cataloging source

DLC

Illustrations

• illustrations
• maps

Index

index present

LC call number

QL696.S83

LC item number

K67 2012

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography