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Title
Review of Waterfowl Ecology and Management by Guy A. Baldassarre and Eric G. Bolen
Document Type
Article
Date of this Version
2007
Abstract
Waterfowl are among the most
studied groups of birds, in part because many
species are widely hunted. In recent decades,
waterfowl researchers have provided a wealth of
new findings related to population ecology and
management. Baldassarre and Bolen, recognizing
the rapid growth of valuable new information
since their book was first published in 1994
and the emergence of numerous new issues confronting
waterfowl conservation, have prepared
a new edition of their book.
The 2006 edition of Waterfowl Ecology and
Management represents a major revision of the
authors’ original work. The handsome new
front cover contains an inset of a Mallard (Anas
platyrhynchos) and American Black Duck (A.
rubripes) pair in color against a background of
Greater Snow Geese (Chen caerulescens atlantica)
in fl ight. The book is printed on glossy
paper, with a much larger page size than in the
fi rst edition (28.0 × 21.5 cm vs. 23.4 × 15.7 cm).
Drawings by Tamara Sayre add to the book’s
appeal, and numerous black-and-white photographs
help to convey important points, though
some are underexposed, which reduces their
effect. Stand-alone “infoboxes,” another new
feature of the second edition, are distributed
throughout the book to highlight accomplishments
of early leaders in the field, identify roles
of several key institutions and organizations
in the field’s early development, and discuss
important waterfowl issues—for example,
the introduction of Mute Swans (Cygnus olor)
to North America and the growth of resident
flocks of Canada Geese (Branta canadensis).
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Published in The Auk 124(2):724–725, 2007.