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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450129203321

Titolo

Wildlife and recreationists [[electronic resource] ] : coexistence through management and research / / edited by Richard L. Knight and Kevin J. Gutzwiller

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Island Press, c1995

ISBN

1-61091-120-2

1-59726-946-8

1-4175-3941-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (391 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KnightRichard L

GutzwillerKevin J

Disciplina

333.78

Soggetti

Outdoor recreation - Environmental aspects

Animal ecology

Human-animal relationships

Wildlife conservation - Social aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface; Outdoor Recreation: Historical and Anticipated Trends; Human Dimensions of Wildlife Management: Basic Concepts; Human Dimensions of Wildlife Management: An Integrated Framework for Coexistence; Wildlife Responses to Recreationists; Factors That Influence Wildlife Responses to Recreationists; Origin of Wildlife Responses to Recreationists; Physiological Responses of Wildlife to Disturbance; Responses of Wildlife to Noise; Recreational Disturbance and Wildlife Populations; Recreational Disturbance and Wildlife Communities

Indirect Effects of Recreation on WildlifeNature Tourism: Impacts and Management; Recreation and Bald Eagles in the Pacific Northwest; Hunting and Waterfowl; Balancing Wildlife Viewing with Wildlife Impacts: A Case Study; Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: A Case Study of Birder Visitation and Birding Economics; Beach Recreation and Nesting Birds; Waterborne Recreation and the Florida Manatee; Rattlesnake



Round-ups; Wildlife and Recreationists: Coexistence through Management; Taking the Land Ethic Outdoors: Its Implications for Recreation; List of Scientific Names; Index; Contributors