Using detection dogs to monitor aquatic ecosystem health and protect aquatic resources. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Ngaio L. Richards.
• Editors: Richards, Ngaio
• Contents: Introduction; Heath Smith.-Chapter 1: Water Search Overview: Searching with Dogs in an Aquatic Environment; Debra Tirmenstein and Robert Freedline.-Chapter 2: Detection Dogs as Ambassadors and Field Assistants to Protect Imperiled Reptiles and Amphibians; Robyn Powers.-Chapter 3: Monitoring Invasive and Threatened Aquatic Amphibians, Mammals and Birds; Jim Shields and Lana Austin (with a contribution from Megan Vick and Todd Engelmeyer).-Chapter 4: Intercepting Invasive Invertebrate Species Before They Infest Water Bodies: The Inception and Implementation of Alberta's Dedicated Canine Mussel Inspection Program;Cindy Sawchuk (with a contribution from Aimee Hurt).-Chapter 5: In situ Detection of Sewage Pollution and its Sources in Aquatic Ecosystems; Karen Reynolds and Scott Reynolds.-Chapter 6: Using Scat Detection Dogs to Monitor Environmental Contaminants in Sentinel Species and Freshwater Ecosystems; Ngaio Richards, Gregg Tomy, Chad Kinney, Frankline Nwanguma, Braden Godwin and Deborah (Smith) Woollett.-Chapter 7: A Glimpse into the Use of Dogs to Address Global Poaching, Overharvesting and Trafficking of Aquatic Species; Birgit Braun and John Stuart (with contributions from Detective Lauren Wendt and the TRAFFIC India/WWF India Super Sniffer Team).-Chapter 8: Striving for Best Standards and Practices: Recommendations for Optimizing Assessment and Performance of Ecological Scent Detection Dogs; Brian Boroski and Lauralea Oliver.-Chapter 9: Looking Ahead: Future Directions and Considerationsfor Using Detection Dogs in Aquatic Environmentsand Ecosystems; Ngaio Richards.
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white, and colour)
• Subjects: 577.6; Aquatic ecology -- Measurement; Environmental monitoring; Detector dogs; Aquatic resources conservation
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319773568
• Related ISBNs: 9783319773551
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