Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: Introduction -- 1. Populations -- Population Concepts and Habitat Restoration -- Three Roads to Recovery: Breeding, Reintroduction, and Translocation -- Lessons -- 2. Habitat -- Definitions -- When to Measure -- What to Measure -- How to Measure -- Lessons -- 3. Historic Assessments -- Background -- Techniques -- Case Studies -- Lessons -- 4. A Primer on Study Design -- Scientific Methods -- Monitoring as Research -- Principles of Study Design -- Experimental Design -- Lessons -- 5. Fundamentals of Monitoring -- Definitions -- Inventory -- Monitoring -- Sampling Considerations -- Adaptive Management -- Thresholds and Trigger Points -- Lessons -- 6. Sampling Methods -- Principles -- Amphibians and Reptiles -- Birds -- Mammals -- Lessons -- 7. Designing a Reserve -- Selecting a Site -- Corridors -- Buffers -- Isolation -- Fragmentation -- Are Isolation and Fragmentation Always Bad? -- The Value of Remnant Patches -- Lessons -- 8. Wildlife Restoration: A Synthesis -- Major Messages -- Developing a Restoration Plan -- Information Gaps -- Working with Wildlife Scientists and Managers -- Lessons.