00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.618286 CaOODSP 20240527135428 ta 150406|2008||||xxc||||| f|0| 0 eng d 978-0-662-45995-8 CaOODSP eng n-cn--- CW69-20/1-2007E Canadian Wildlife Service. Lessons from the Islands : introduced species and what they tell us about how ecosystems work / [ed. by] Anthony J. Gaston ... [et al.]. Ottawa - Ontario : Environment Canada. 2008. ix, 192p. : figs., graphs, maps, references, tables, photographs ; 28 cm. Special publication (Canadian Wildlife Service) "Proceedings from the Research Group on Introduced Species 2002 Symposium held in Queen Charlotte City, British Columbia, on 1-5 October 2002"--Title page. Comprises the following sections: Background-an introduction to the ecology of Haida Gwaii and of the black-tailed deer in the forests of the Pacific rim and a description of the history of vertebrate introductions in the archipelago; Lessons from the Islands-reviews of research on biodiversity impacts of introduced deer and squirrels carried out by the Research Group on Introduced Species; Restoration: potential and challenges-descriptions of the deer culls carried out on two islands, the resulting vegetation recovery, and the likelihood of deer reimmigration; Lessons from elsewhere-a review of introduced species impacts and case studies of deer management elsewhere in North America; and Conclusions-brief summaries of the symposium outputs. Also available in electronic format. Softcover 08-38 2008-09-19 Ecosystems gcpds Gaston, A. J. Leçons des îles : (CaOODSP)9.627471 Lessons from the islands : (CaOODSP)9.879199 Special publication (Canadian Wildlife Service) (CaOODSP)9.515510