New directions in conservation medicine : applied cases of ecological health / edited by A. Alonso Aguirre, Richard S. Ostfeld, and Peter Daszak.
| Other author | Aguirre, A. Alonso. |
| Other author | Ostfeld, Richard S., 1954- |
| Other author | Daszak, Peter. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2012. |
| Description | xxvi, 639 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Contents note continued: 10.Habitat Fragmentation and Infectious Disease Ecology / A. Alonso Aguirre -- 11.Wildlife Trade and the Spread of Disease / Gail E. Rosen -- 12.Bushmeat and Infectious Disease Emergence / Nathan D. Wolfe -- 13.Human Migration, Border Controls, and Infectious Disease Emergence / Jason F. Shogren -- pt. THREE EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND CONSERVATION MEDICINE -- 14.Are Bats Exceptional Viral Reservoirs? / Peter Daszak -- 15.SARS: A Case Study for Factors Driving Disease Emergence / Wolfgang Preiser -- 16.H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza: Breaking the Rules in Disease Emergence / Timm Harder -- 17.Bartonellosis: An Emerging Disease of Humans, Domestic Animals, and Wildlife / Edward B. Breitschwerdt -- 18.Brucella ceti and Brucella pinnipedialis Infections in Marine Mammals / Geoffrey Foster -- 19.Infectious Cancers in Wildlife / Menna Jones -- |
| Contents | Contents note continued: 20.From Protozoan Infection in Monarch Butterflies to Colony Collapse Disorder in Bees: Are Emerging Infectious Diseases Proliferating in the Insect World? / Sonia Altizer -- 21.Fungal Diseases in Neotropical Forests Disturbed by Humans / Julieta Benitez-Malvido -- 22.Emerging Infectious Diseases in Fisheries and Aquaculture / E. Scott Philip Weber III -- 23.Southern Sea Otters as Sentinels for Land-Sea Pathogens and Pollutants / Melissa A. Miller -- pt. FOUR ECOTOXICOLOGY AND CONSERVATION MEDICINE -- 24.Ecotoxicology: Bridging Wildlife, Humans, and Ecosystems / Val R. Beasley -- 25.Wildlife Toxicology: Environmental Contaminants and Their National and International Regulation / Barnett A. Rattner -- 26.Marine Biotoxins: Emergence of Harmful Algal Blooms as Health Threats to Marine Wildlife / Frances M. Van Dolah -- 27.Beluga from the St. Lawrence Estuary: A Case Study of Cancer and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Daniel Martineau -- |
| Contents | Contents note continued: pt. FIVE PLACE-BASED CONSERVATION MEDICINE -- 28.Sense and Serendipity: Conservation and Management of Bison in Canada / Todd K. Shury -- 29.Pathogens, Parks, and People: The Role of Bovine Tuberculosis in South African Conservation / Claire Geoghegan -- 30.Disease Ecology and Conservation of Ungulates, Wild Rabbits, and the Iberian Lynx in the Mediterranean Forest / Christian Gortazar -- 31.The Kibale EcoHealth Project: Exploring Connections Among Human Health, Animal Health, and Landscape Dynamics in Western Uganda / Colin A. Chapman -- 32.Conservation Medicine in Brazil: Case Studies of Ecological Health in Practice / Jean Carlos Ramos Silva -- 33.Linking Conservation of Biodiversity and Culture with Sustainable Health and Wellness: The Itzamma Model and Global Implications for Healing Across Cultures / John Arnason -- |
| Contents | Contents note continued: 34.Biological Diversity and Human Health: Using Plants and Traditional Ethnomedical Knowledge to Improve Public Health and Conservation Programs in Micronesia / William C. Raynor -- pt. SIX APPLIED TECHNIQUES OF CONSERVATION MEDICINE -- 35.Human Health in the Biodiversity Hotspots: Applications of Geographic Information System Technology and Implications for Conservation / Larry J. Gorenflo -- 36.Determining When Parasites of Amphibians Are Conservation Threats to their Hosts: Methods and Perspectives / Matthew C. Fisher -- 37.Strategies for Wildlife Disease Surveillance / Scott D. Wright -- 38.Wildlife Health Monitoring Systems in North America: From Sentinel Species to Public Policy / Edward E. Clark, Jr. -- 39.Epidemiologic Investigation of Infectious Pathogens in Marine Mammals: The Importance of Serum Banks and Statistical Analysis / Thomas J. Keefe -- |
| Contents | Contents note continued: 40.Sorta Situ: The New Reality of Management Conditions for Wildlife Populations in the Absence of "Wild" Spaces / Evan S Blumer -- 41.Modeling Population Viability and Extinction Risk in the Presence of Parasitism / Janet E. Foley -- 42.Using Mathematical Models in a Unified Approach to Predicting the Next Emerging Infectious Disease / Peter Daszak. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2011031645 |
| ISBN | 9780199731473 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0199731470 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | RA566 .N49 2012 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |