"The Canada Committee on Ecological Land Classification (CCELC) was formed in 1976 and its stated goal is to encourage the development and application of a uniform ecological approach to land classification. This Committee has a permanent Secretariat which is staffed and funded by the Lands Directorate of Environment Canada"--Preface.

This book provides an analysis of frequently used research techniques in animal ecology, identifying their limitations and misuses, as well as possible solutions to avoid such pitfalls. The contributors provide an overarching account of central theoretical and methodological controversies. The editors have forged comprehensive presentations of key topics in animal ecology, such as territory and home range estimates, habitation evaluation, population viability analysis, GIS mapping, and measuring the dynamics of societies.

Research funded by the Centre for Resource Studies,Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada