"Aficionados of top-down community control will have their perspective broadened; skeptics will appreciate the detail and absence of dogma. Carnivore conservation, including restoration, remains a formidable challenge. What actions should be taken; what are the costs and consequences? This volume provides a mother lode of stimulation." --Robert T. Paine

"Carnivore researchers, conservationists, and enthusiasts alike, whether interested in terrestrial or aquatic systems, will surely benefit from, and truly enjoy, a thorough reading of this book. This is an unprecedented review of the role that carnivore conservation plays in saving biodiversity across the globe. Authorities in the field combine broad theory and specific case studies to give wide-ranging perspectives on a major conservation issue." --Todd K. Fuller

"The tension in this summary of the ecology of large carnivores is between the ecologists wishing to understand the role of large carnivores in ecosystems and the conservation biologists wishing to use these charismatic chaps for saving biodiversity. Both viewpoints and their intertwined interactions are brought together in an excellent manner here. You cannot help but to be carried away by the enthusiasm shown by these biologists for both goals. A top score to all the authors! " --Charles J. Krebs

Acknowledgments
 
Chapter 1. Introduction: How to Value Large Carnivorous Animals
 
PART I. Setting the Stage
Chapter 2. An Ecological Context for the Role of Large Carnivores in Conserving Biodiversity
Chapter 3. Large Carnivorous Animals as Tools for Conserving Biodiversity: Assumptions and Uncertainties
 
PART II. The Scientific Context for Understanding the Role of Predation
Chapter 4. Carnivory and Trophic Connectivity in Kelp Forests
Chapter 5. The Green World Hypothesis Revisited
Chapter 6. Restoring Functionality in Yellowstone with Recovering Carnivores: Gains and Uncertainties
Chapter 7. Large Marine Carnivores: Trophic Cascades and Top-Down Controls in Coastal Ecosystems Past and Present
Chapter 8. Forest Ecosystems without Carnivores: When Ungulates Rule the World
Chapter 9. King of the Beasts? Evidence for Guild Redundancy among Large Mammalian Carnivores
 
PART III. From Largely Intact to Human-Dominated Systems: Insight on the Role of Predation Derived from Long-Term Studies
Chapter 10. Tigers and Wolves in the Russian Far East: Competitive Exclusion, Functional Redundancy, and Conservation Implications
Chapter 11. Large Carnivores and Biodiversity in African Savanna Ecosystems
Chapter 12. Large Carnivores and Ungulates in European Temperate Forest Ecosystems: Bottom-Up and Top-Down Control
Chapter 13. Recovery of Carnivores, Trophic Cascades, and Diversity in Coral Reef Marine Parks
Chapter 14. Human-Induced Changes in the Effect of Top Carnivores on Biodiversity in the Patagonian Steppe
 
PART IV. Achieving Conservation and Management Goals through Focus on Large Carnivorous Animals

Chapter 15. Large Carnivores, Herbivores, and Omnivores in South Florida: An Evolutionary Approach to Conserving Landscapes and Biodiversity
Chapter 16. Hunting by Carnivores and Humans: Does Functional Redundancy Occur and Does It Matter?
Chapter 17. Detecting Top-Down versus Bottom-Up Regulation of Ungulates by Large Carnivores: Implications for Conservation of Biodiversity
Chapter 18. Top Carnivores and Biodiversity Conservation in the Boreal Forest
Chapter 19. The Linkage between Conservation Strategies for Large Carnivores and Biodiversity: The View from the
"Half-Full" Forests of Europe
Chapter 20. Conclusion: Is Large Carnivore Conservation Equivalent to Biodiversity Conservation and How Can We Achieve Both?
 
References

List of Contributors
Index