Problematic Wildlife A Cross-Disciplinary Approach /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Angelici, Francesco M. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Animal ecology.; Conservation biology.; Ecology.; Urban ecology (Biology).; Animal genetics.; Environmental management.; Life Sciences.; Animal Ecology.; Conservation Biology/Ecology.; Environmental Management.; Animal Genetics and Genomics.; Urban Ecology.

This book provides insight into the instances in which wildlife species can create problems. Some species trigger problems for human activities, but many others need humans to save them and to continue to exist. The text addresses issues faced by economists and politicians dealing with laws involvin...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• General introduction
• Extinct species, species at risk of extinction, and declining species: some current and past case studies. Land fragmentation and habitat degradation
• When wildlife create problems for the environment and human activities: general features and some case studies
• Managing problematic species: case studies from protected areas and areas subject to other kinds of management (rural, forest, hunting and urban areas). Introductions, reintroductions and restocking
• Genetic contributions to the management of problematic species
• Species that are dangerous to humans, man-eating wildlife, etc
• Some special cases: wind farms and fauna, bird-strikes, electrocution, etc
• Bushmeat: a socio-ecological problem. The over-exploitation of wildlife for nutritional and traditional purposes. World animal trade, extinction risk and socio-economic issues
• Hidden species: an appropriate scientific approach to cryptozoology.