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Titolo: |
Wildlife and recreationists : coexistence through management and research / / edited by Richard L. Knight and Kevin J. Gutzwiller
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Pubblicazione: | Washington, D.C., : Island Press, c1995 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (391 p.) |
Disciplina: | 333.78 |
Soggetto topico: | Outdoor recreation - Environmental aspects |
Animal ecology | |
Human-animal relationships | |
Wildlife conservation - Social aspects | |
Altri autori: |
KnightRichard L
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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 | |
Sommario/riassunto: | "Wildlife and Recreationists defines and clarifies the issues surrounding the conflict between outdoor recreation and the health and well-being of wildlife and ecosystems. Contributors to the volume consider both direct and indirect effects of widlife-recreationist interactions, including:*wildlife responses to disturbance, and the origins of these responses*how specific recreational activities affect diverse types of wildlife*the human dimensions of managing recreationists*the economic importance of outdoor recreation*how wildlife and recreationists might be able to coexistThe book is a useful synthesis of what is known concerning wildlife and recreation. More important, it addresses both research needs and management options to minimize conflicts.". |
Titolo autorizzato: | Wildlife and recreationists ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-55963-258-5 |
1-55963-417-0 | |
1-61091-120-2 | |
1-59726-946-8 | |
1-4175-3941-0 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910823842803321 |
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