Urban Wildlife Management

✍ Scribed by Clark E. Adams

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2016
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 609
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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 edition of Urban Wildlife Management continues the work of its predecessors by providing a comprehensive examination of the issues that increase the need for urban wildlife management, exploring the changing dynamics of the field while giving historical perspectives and looking at current trends and future directions. The book examines a range of topics on human interactions with wildlife in urbanized environments. It focuses not only on ecological matters but also on political, economic, and societal issues that must be addressed for successful management planning. This edition features an entirely new section on urban wildlife species, including chapters on urban communities, herpetofauna, birds, ungulates, mammals, carnivores, and feral and introduced species. The third edition features Five new chapters 12 updated chapters Four new case studies Seven new appendices and species profiles 90 new figures A comprehensive analysis of terrestrial vertebrate locations by state and urban observations Each chapter opens with a set of key concepts which are then examined in the following discussions. Suggested learning experiences to enhance knowledge conclude each chapter. The species profiles cover not only data about the animal concerned but also detail significant current management issues related to the species. An updated and expanded teaching tool, Urban Wildlife Management, Third Edition identifies the challenges and opportunities facing wildlife in urban communities as well as factors that promote or threaten their presence. It gives both students and professionals a solid grounding in the required fundamental ecological principles for understanding the effects of human-made environments on wildlife.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Cover
Contents
Preface
Author
Introduction: A New Wildlife Management Paradigm
Section I: Human–Wildlife Interface
Chapter 1: Wildlife Management: Past and Present
Chapter 2: Principal Components of Urban Wildlife Management
Section II: Urban Ecosystems
Chapter 3: Ecological Principles in an Urban Context
Chapter 4: Urban Soils
Chapter 5: Urban Aquatic Systems
Chapter 6: Population Dynamics
Section III: Urban Habitats and Hazards
Chapter 7: Urban Green Spaces
Chapter 8: Urban Gray Spaces
Section IV: Urban Wildlife Species
Chapter 9: Urban Herpetofauna (Amphibians and Reptiles)
Chapter 10: Urban Birds
Chapter 11: Urban Mammals
Chapter 12: Urban Threatened, Endangered, and Extirpated Species
Chapter 13: Urban Introduced and Invasive Species
Chapter 14: Resident Canada Geese and Urban White-Tailed Deer
Section V: Urban Sociopolitical Landscape
Chapter 15: Human Dimensions of Urban Wildlife Management
Chapter 16: Legal Aspects of Urban Wildlife Management
Chapter 17: Zoonoses and Management Considerations
Appendix: Lists of Terrestrial Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, and Mammals by States and Those Observed in Urbanized Communities in the United States
References
Back Cover