Reintroduction Biology: Integrating Science and Management

Memorium of Don Merton xi

Foreword xix

Preface xxiii

1. Animal Translocations: What Are They and Why DoWe Do Them? 1
Philip J. Seddon, W. Maartin Strauss and John Innes

2. A Tale of Two Islands: The Rescue and Recovery of Endemic Birds in New Zealand and Mauritius 33
Carl G. Jones and Don V. Merton

3. Selecting Suitable Habitats for Reintroductions: Variation, Change and the Role of Species Distribution Modelling 73
Patrick E. Osborne and Philip J. Seddon

4. The Theory and Practice of Catching, Holding, Moving and Releasing Animals 105
Kevin A. Parker, Molly J. Dickens, Rohan H. Clarke and Tim G. Lovegrove

5. Dispersal and Habitat Selection: Behavioural and Spatial Constraints for Animal Translocations 138
Pascaline Le Gouar, Jean-Baptiste Mihoub and Franc¸ois Sarrazin

6. Modelling Reintroduced Populations: The State of the Art and Future Directions 165
Doug P. Armstrong and Michelle H. Reynolds

7. Monitoring for Reintroductions 223
James D. Nichols and Doug P. Armstrong

8. Adaptive Management of Reintroduction 256
Michael A. McCarthy, Doug P. Armstrong and Michael C. Runge

9. Empirical Consideration of Parasites and Health in Reintroduction 290
John G. Ewen, Karina Acevedo-Whitehouse, Maurice R. Alley, Claudia Carraro, Anthony W. Sainsbury, Kirsty Swinnerton and Rosie Woodroffe

10. Methods of Disease Risk Analysis for Reintroduction Programmes 336
Anthony W. Sainsbury, Doug P. Armstrong and John G. Ewen

11. The Genetics of Reintroductions: Inbreeding and Genetic Drift 360
Lukas F. Keller, Iris Biebach, Steven R. Ewing and Paquita E.A. Hoeck

12. Genetic Consequences of Reintroductions and Insights from Population History 395
Jim J. Groombridge, Claire Raisin, Rachel Bristol and David S. Richardson

13. Managing Genetic Issues in Reintroduction Biology 441
Ian G. Jamieson and Robert C. Lacy

14. Summary 476
Philip J. Seddon, Doug P. Armstrong, Kevin A. Parker and John G. Ewen

Index 483