Urban Wildlife Management, Second Edition

✍ Scribed by Adams, Clark E

Publisher: CRC Press
Year: 2009
Tongue: English
Leaves: 448
Edition: 2nd ed
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

When the first edition of Urban Wildlife Management was published two years ago, it provided conservationists, ecologists, and wildlife professionals with a welcome shift in the way that interactions between humans and wildlife were viewed and managed. Instead of focusing on ways to evict or eradicate wildlife encroached on by urban development, this unique work took a holistic, ecosystems approach. Gathering Read more...

Abstract: When the first edition of Urban Wildlife Management was published two years ago, it provided conservationists, ecologists, and wildlife professionals with a welcome shift in the way that interactions between humans and wildlife were viewed and managed. Instead of focusing on ways to evict or eradicate wildlife encroached on by urban development, this unique work took a holistic, ecosystems approach. Gathering information from more than five hundred academic sources and the popular media, this book educated us on the complete nature of the problem.See what's new in the Second Edition:New inform

✦ Table of Contents

Content: Front cover
Dedication
Contents
Preface
The Authors
Introduction: A New Wildlife Management Paradigm
PART I: Urban Landscapes
CHAPTER 1. Wildlife Management: Past and Present
CHAPTER 2. The Changing Landscape of Wildlife Management
PART II: Urban Ecosystems
CHAPTER 3. Ecological Principles in the Urban Context
CHAPTER 4. Urban Soils
CHAPTER 5. Urban Waters
CHAPTER 6. Principles of Population Dynamics
PART III: Urban Habitats and Hazards
CHAPTER 7. Urban Green Spaces
CHAPTER 8. Urban Gray Spaces
PART IV: Sociopolitical Issues CHAPTER 9. Human Dimensions in Urban Wildlife ManagementCHAPTER 10. Working with Urban Stakeholders
CHAPTER 11. Legal Aspects of Urban Wildlife Management
PART V: Special Management Considerations
CHAPTER 12. The Ecology and Management Considerations of Selected Species
CHAPTER 13. Zoonoses and Management Considerations
CHAPTER 14. Distribution, Abundance, and Management Considerations of Resident Canada Geese and Urban White-Tailed Deer
Index
Back cover

✦ Subjects

Urban ecology (Biology). Urban wildlife management.

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