
Cheetahs: Biology and Conservation
Biodiversity of the World: Conservation from Genes to Landscapes
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Description
Key Features
- Includes chapters by the world’s leading cheetah researchers and practitioners, who have focused their efforts on this high-profile species of conservation concern
- Provides findings as a combination of scientific detail and basic explanations so that they can be available not only to cheetah researchers and conservationists, but also to policy makers, business leaders, zoo managers, academics, students, and people interested in the cheetah and its future
- Presents the current knowledge of the species, helping lay the foundations and best practices for cheetah conservation and research worldwide
- Additional protocols and forms (which were provided by authors) can be found at the Cheetahs: Biology and Conservation companion site: https://www.elsevier.com/books-and-journals/book-companion/9780128040881
Readership
The regional and global community of cheetah conservationists and researchers, academics and students in the fields of wildlife conservation, captive breeding, habitat management, conservation biology, and animal behavior, and decision makers in governments within cheetah range states. Specific chapters will interest a diverse audience, including readers interested in conservation genetics, ecology, behavior, captive breeding, community conservation, human-wildlife conflict, and related topics
Table of Contents
Foreword
Stephen O'Brien
Section 1: The Cheetah
1. A Brief History of Cheetah Conservation
Laurie Marker, Jack Grisham, Bruce Brewer
2. History of the Cheetah–Human Relationship
Benison Pang, Blaire Van Valkenburgh, Kenneth F. Kitchell, Jr., Amy Dickman, Laurie Marker
3. The Cheetah: Evolutionary History and Paleoecology
Blaire Van Valkenburgh, Benison Pang, Marco Cherin, Lorenzo Rook
4. Cheetah Rangewide Status and Distribution
Laurie Marker, Bogdan Cristescu, Tess Morrison, Michael V. Flyman, Jane Horgan, Etotépé A. Sogbohossou, Charlene Bissett, Vincent Van Der Merwe, Iracelma B. De Matos Machado, Ezequiel Fabiano, Esther Van Der Meer, Ortwin Aschenborn, Joerg Melzheimer, Kim Young, Mohammad S. Farhadinia, Mary Wykstra, Monica Chege, Samna Abdoulkarim, Osman G. Amir, Ahmed Sh Mohanun, Osman D. Paulos, Abel R. Nhabanga, Jassiel L.J. M’soka, Farid Belbachir, Zelealem T. Ashenafi, Matti T. Nghikembua
5. Asiatic Cheetahs in Iran: Decline, Current Status and Threats
Mohammad S. Farhadinia, Luke T.B. Hunter, Houman Jowkar, George B. Schaller, Stephane Ostrowski
6. Conservation Genetics of the Cheetah: Genetic History and Implications for Conservation
Anne Schmidt-Küntzel, Desiré L. Dalton, Marilyn Menotti-Raymond, Ezequiel Fabiano, Pauline Charruau, Warren E. Johnson, Simone Sommer, Laurie Marker, Antoinette Kotzé, Stephen J. O’brien
7. Cheetah Specialization: Physiology and Morphology
Julie Meachen, Anne Schmidt-Küntzel, Holly Haefele, Gerhard Steenkamp, James M. Robinson, Marcela Randau, Natasha Mcgowan, David M. Scantlebury, Nikki Marks, Aaron Maule, Laurie Marker
8. Ecology of Free-Ranging Cheetahs
Laurie Marker, Bogdan Cristescu, Amy Dickman, Matti T. Nghikembua, Lorraine K. Boast, Tess Morrison, Joerg Melzheimer, Ezequiel Fabiano, Gus Mills, Bettina Wachter, David W. Macdonald
9. Behavior and Communication of Free-Ranging Cheetahs
Bettina Wachter, Femke Broekhuis, Joerg Melzheimer, Jane Horgan, Elena V. Chelysheva, Laurie Marker, Gus Mills, Tim Caro
Section 2: Conservation Threats
10. Drivers of Habitat Loss and Fragmentation: Implications for the Design of Landscape Linkages for Cheetahs
Richard M. Jeo, Anne Schmidt-Küntzel, Jonathan D. Ballou, M. Sanjayan
11. The Status of Key Prey Species and the Consequences of Prey Loss for Cheetah Conservation in North and West Africa
Laurie Marker, Thomas Rabeil, Pierre Comizzoli, Hayley Clements, Matti T. Nghikembua, Matt W. Hayward, Craig J. Tambling
12. The Impact of Climate Change on the Conservation and Survival of the Cheetah
Matti T. Nghikembua, Flavio Lehner, Wilbur Ottichilo, Laurie Marker, Steven C. Amstrup
13. The Costs and Causes of Human-Cheetah Conflict on Livestock and Game Farms
Amy Dickman, Niki A. Rust, Lorraine K. Boast, Mary Wykstra, Louisa Richmond-Coggan, Rebecca Klein, Moses Selebatso, Maurus Msuha, Laurie Marker
14. Pets and Pelts: Understanding and Combating Poaching and Trafficking in Cheetahs
Patricia Tricorache, Kristin Nowell, Günther Wirth, Nicholas Mitchell, Lorraine K. Boast, Laurie Marker
Section 3: Conservation Solutions
15. Use of Livestock Guarding Dogs to Reduce Human-Cheetah Conflict
Amy Dickman, Gail Potgieter, Jane Horgan, Kelly Stoner, Rebecca Klein, Jeannine Mcmanus, Laurie Marker
16. Improved and Alternative Livelihoods: Links Between Poverty Alleviation, Biodiversity and Cheetah Conservation
Mary Wykstra, Guy Combes, Nick Oguge, Rebecca Klein, Lorraine K. Boast, Alfons W. Mosimane, Laurie Marker
17. Coordination of Large Landscapes for Cheetah Conservation
Larkin A. Powell, Reinold Kharuxab, Laurie Marker, Matti T. Nghikembua, Sarah Omusula, Robin S. Reid, Andrei Snyman, Chris Weaver, Mary Wykstra
18. Cheetah Conservation and Educational Programs
Courtney Hughes, Jane Horgan, Rebecca Klein, Laurie Marker
19. Protected Areas for Cheetah Conservation
Bogdan Cristescu, Peter Lindsey, Olivia Maes, Charlene Bissett, Gus Mills, Laurie Marker
20. Cheetah Translocation and Reintroduction Programs: Past, Present, and Future
Lorraine K. Boast, Elena V. Chelysheva, Vincent Van Der Merwe, Anne Schmidt-Küntzel, Eli H. Walker, Deon Cilliers, Markus Gusset, Laurie Marker
21. Global Cheetah Conservation Policy: A Review of International Law and Enforcement
Kristin Nowell, Tatjana Rosen
Section 4: Captive Cheetahs
22. History of Cheetahs in Zoos and Demographic Trends Through Managed Captive Breeding Programs
Laurie Marker, Kate Vannelli, Markus Gusset, Lars Versteege, Karen Z. Meeks, Nadja Wielebnowski, Jan Louwman, Hanneke Louwman, Laurie B. Lackey
23. The Role of Zoos in Cheetah Conservation: Integrating Ex Situ and In Situ Conservation Action
Karin R. Schwartz, Markus Gusset, Adrienne E. Crosier, Lars Versteege, Simon Eyre, Amanda Tiffin, Antoinette Kotzé
24. Clinical Management of Captive Cheetahs
Ana Margarita Woc Colburn, Carlos R. Sanchez, Scott Citino, Adrienne E. Crosier, Suzanne Murray, Jacques Kaandorp, Christine Kaandorp, Laurie Marker
25. Diseases Impacting Captive and Free-Ranging Cheetahs
Karen A. Terio, Emily Mitchell, Chris Walzer, Anne Schmidt-Küntzel, Laurie Marker, Scott Citino
26. Nutritional Considerations for Captive Cheetahs
Katherine Whitehouse-Tedd, Ellen S. Dierenfeld, Anne A.M.J. Becker, Geert Huys, Sarah Depauw, Katherine R. Kerr, J. Jason Williams, Geert P.J. Janssens
27. Reproductive Physiology of the Cheetah and Assisted Reproductive Techniques
Adrienne E. Crosier, Bettina Wachter, Martin Schulman, Imke Lüders, Diana C. Koester, Nadja Wielebnowski, Pierre Comizzoli, Laurie Marker
28. Communicating the Conservation Message—Using Ambassador Cheetahs to Connect, Teach, and Inspire
Suzi Rapp, Kate Vannelli, Linda Castaneda, Annie Beckhelling, Susie Ekard, Cathryn Hilker, Janet Rose-Hinostroza, Alicia Sampson, Michelle Lloyd, Linda Stanek
Section 5: Techniques and Analyses
29. The Use of Remote Camera Trapping to Study Cheetahs: Past Reflections and Future Directions
Ezequiel Fabiano, Lorraine K. Boast, Angela K. Fuller, Chris Sutherland
30. Spoor Tracking to Monitor Cheetah Populations
Lorraine K. Boast, Linda Van Bommel, Leah Andresen, Ezequiel Fabiano
31. Mining Black Gold—Insights from Cheetah Scat Using Noninvasive Techniques in the Field and Laboratory: Scat-Detection Dogs, Genetic Assignment, Diet and Hormone Analyses
Anne Schmidt-Küntzel, Claudia Wultsch, Lorraine K. Boast, Birgit Braun, Leanne Van Der Weyde, Bettina Wachter, Rox Brummer, Eli H. Walker, Katherine Forsythe, Laurie Marker
32. Field Methods for Visual and Remote Monitoring of the Cheetah
Femke Broekhuis, Charlene Bissett, Elena V. Chelysheva
33. Capture, Care, Collaring, and Collection of Biomedical Samples in Free-Ranging Cheetahs
Laurie Marker, Anne Schmidt-Küntzel, Ruben Portas, Amy Dickman, Kyle Good, Axel Hartmann, Bogdan Cristescu, Joerg Melzheimer
34. Citizen Science in Cheetah Research
Esther Van Der Meer, Femke Broekhuis, Elena V. Chelysheva, Mary Wykstra, Harriet T. Davies-Mostert
35. Social Science Methods to Study Human–Cheetah Interactions
Niki A. Rust, Courtney Hughes
36. Spatial and Landscape Analysis: Applications for Cheetah Conservation
Richard M. Jeo, Leah andresen
37. Now You See them, Soon You Won’t: Statistical and Mathematical Models for Cheetah Conservation Management
Sandra Johnson, Bogdan Cristescu, Jacqueline T. Davis, Douglas W. Johnson, Kerrie Mengersen
38. A Review of Population Viability Analysis and Its Use in Cheetah Conservation
Bogdan Cristescu, Anne Schmidt-Küntzel, Karin R. Schwartz, Carl Traeholt, Laurie Marker, Ezequiel Fabiano, Kristin Leus, Kathy Traylor-Holzer
Section 6: The Future
39. The Conservation Status of the Cheetah
Sarah M. Durant, Nicholas Mitchell, Rosemary Groom, Audrey Ipavec, Rosie Woodroffe, Christine Breitenmoser, Luke T.B. Hunter
40. What Does the Future Hold for the Cheetah?
Laurie Marker, Lorraine K. Boast, Anne Schmidt-Küntzel
Product details
- No. of pages: 596
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 2017
- Published: November 28, 2017
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Hardcover ISBN: 9780128040881
- eBook ISBN: 9780128041208
About the Series Editor
Philip Nyhus
Affiliations and Expertise
About the Series Volume Editors
Laurie Marker
Affiliations and Expertise
Lorraine Boast
Affiliations and Expertise
Anne Schmidt-Kuentzel
Affiliations and Expertise
Ratings and Reviews
Latest reviews
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DeborahLake Wed Jan 29 2020
Great
I’m still reading it. It’s very thorough and very interesting to read. I’m really enjoying my purchase.
AdamGarmon Sun Dec 29 2019
Cheetahs: Biology and Conservation
Thorough and definitive. Our son is very happy that such a complete book on cheetahs is available.
AshutoshZade Sun Jan 13 2019
Cheetah Biology and Conservation
The author has compiled invalualbe researched and presented it in a very clear and engaging format. The extent of references and bibliography suggest tremendous work that was put into the book. Kudos !! This is a book for Cheetah lovers and someone who really want to know all about Cheetahs from scientific perspective from evolution to making Cheetahs thrive again on earth. Thanks
Jayne R. Mon Dec 03 2018
Comprehensive study of a fast moving subject
Something for everyone interested in Cheetahs and their environments
JaneGalton Sun Nov 04 2018
Cheetahs: Biology and Conservation
Excellent cover of the research, conservation and biology of the cheetah edited by leading cheetah conservationist, Dr Laurie Marker with each chapter written by cheetah experts.
JamesonBowman Wed Jun 27 2018
Great book very informative and
Great book very informative and diverse
Erin V. Mon May 14 2018
ALL CHEETAH EVERYTHING
I've been obsessed with cheetahs my entire life. I'm always looking online for the latest facts and studies. This book compiled it all. There is sooooo much information on everything cheetah related. My favorite chapter is the one on why we need cheetahs in zoos.
Ivana V. Tue Feb 13 2018
CHEETAHS BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
QUICK DELIVERY, THE BOOK IS VERY USEFUL FOR ME, TO HELP CHEETAHS AND CONSERVATION THANK YOU VERY MUCH
Courtney H. Wed Jan 31 2018
To my knowledge, the first
To my knowledge, the first comprehensive volume on cheetah biology and conservation covering a very broad range of topics. Much needed and welcomed.