Methods in wildlife management

14 Novembro 2024, 08:15 • Miguel Nuno do Sacramento Monteiro Bugalho

Methods for assessing diet composition of wild ungulates: direct observation, plant chemical markers, analysis of plant epidermis. Relating forage availability and diet composition to assess feeding preferences.  Methods for estimating the abundance of wildlife species and estimate habitat use: direct and indirect methods.

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Trophy hunting: continuation

13 Novembro 2024, 09:30 • Miguel Nuno do Sacramento Monteiro Bugalho

Presentation and of a documentary on trophy hunting and wildlife conservation. Case studies presentation by students in the class and discussion.

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Introduction to trophy hunting

7 Novembro 2024, 08:15 • Miguel Nuno do Sacramento Monteiro Bugalho

What is trophy hunting? Using trophy hunting as a wildlife management and conservation tool. Vantages and disavantages of trophy hunting. Discussion of the paper "Trophy hunting, conservation and rural livelihoods".

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Wild ungulates as keystone species

6 Novembro 2024, 09:30 • Miguel Nuno do Sacramento Monteiro Bugalho

Effects of wild ungulates on forest ecosystems. Feeding strategies. Effects on plant communities and the ecosystems. Case study: red eer in evergreen Mediterranean oak wodlands: effects on shrub and grassland diversity, effects on nutrient cycling and water, effects on fire hazard and aboveground carbon stocks. Interaction with climate change: increased drought frequency.

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Management and conservation of wildlife: red deer as a case study

24 Outubro 2024, 08:15 • Miguel Nuno do Sacramento Monteiro Bugalho

Wildlife population trends. Effects of land-use changes. Determinants of wildlife population growth: fecundity rates, mortality rates, population dispersal. Other limiting factors: predation and competition. Wildlife management and multiple use.

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