Grouse are distributed throughout the forests, grasslands and tundra of Europe, Asia and North America. Many grouse populations are in decline, and the conservation and management of these charismatic birds is becoming a global concern. A new volume summarizes current knowledge of grouse biology from field studies around the world. Chapters centred around Spatial Ecology, Habitat Relationships, Population Biology, and Conservation and Management explore topics including the impacts of climate change, energy development and harvest, and give new evidence for life-history changes in response to human activities.

The Ecology, Conservation, and Management of Grouse is edited by Environment Canada’s Dr. Kathy Martin (Professor, Department of Forest Sciences and Director of the Centre for Alpine Studies at the University of British Columbia), Brett K. Sandercock of the Kansas State University (USA), and Gernot Segelbacher of the University of Freiburg (Germany), and published by University of California Press in their Studies in Avian Biology series.

This book arose from the 11^th International Grouse Symposium of the Grouse Species Specialist Group, part of the Species Survival Commission of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. The meeting, organized by Dr. Martin, was the first to be held in Canada and was supported by Environment Canada and the University of British Columbia, in addition to financial support by others.

Contact: Dr. Kathy Martin, 604-940-4667, Wildlife Research Division