Ecology and Conservation of Owls

摘要: The world's owls have become focal species in the conservation movement because some, like Powerful Owl (Ninox strenua) and Spotted (Strix occidentalis), are tied to old growth forests been adversely affected by new generation of rodenticides which more toxic persistent than ones potential cause secondary poisoning rodent predators. Owls Australia difficult find study, so comparitively little is known about their biology. Even less statues, taxonomy, biology those sub-species living tropical subtropical environments on islands. Many island at risk, some already lost. chapters this book derive from papers a five-day conference devoted study owls, was held Australian National University, Canberra, January 2000. third series international meetings owls. It provided an opportunity for presentation findings, northern southern hemisphere owl researchers meet discuss issues mutual concern, also biologists see markedly distinctive region.