Decline and Recovery of the Island Fox: A Case Study for Population Recovery

by David K. Garcelon, Timothy J. Coonan, Catherin A. Schwemm, et al.

Book Overview

Native only to the California Channel Islands, the island fox is the smallest canid in North America. Populations on four of the islands were threatened to extinction in the 1990s due to human-mediated predation and disease. This is the first account of the natural history and ecology of the island fox, illustrating both the vulnerability of island ecosystems and the efficacy of cooperative conservation measures. It explains in detail the intense...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521715105
• ISBN13: 9780521715102
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.2"