Problematic Wildlife : A Cross-Disciplinary Approach /
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| Formato: | eBook |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2016.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. 2016. |
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.