Shortlisted for the 2018 TWS Wildlife Publication Awards in the authored book category Urban development is one of the leading worldwide threats to conserving biodiversity. In the near future, wildlife management in urban landscapes will be a prominent issue for wildlife professionals. This new edit
Urban wildlife management
โ Scribed by Clark Edward Adams
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Group
- Year
- 2016
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 609
- Edition
- Third edition
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Table of Contents
Content: Wildlife management: past and present --
Principal components of urban wildlife management --
Ecological principles in an urban context --
Urban soils --
Urban aquatic systems --
Population dynamics --
Urban green spaces --
Urban gray spaces --
Urban herpetofauna (amphibians and reptiles) --
Urban birds --
Urban mammals --
Urban threatened, endangered, and extirpated species --
Urban introduced and invasive species --
Resident Canada geese and urban white-tailed deer --
Human dimensions of urban wildlife management --
Legal aspects of urban wildlife management --
Zoonoses and management considerations.
โฆ Subjects
Urban wildlife management;United States.;Urban ecology (Biology);United States.;Urban ecology (Biology);Urban wildlife management.;United States.
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