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Problematic Wildlife : A Cross-Disciplinary Approach / / edited by Francesco M. Angelici
| Problematic Wildlife : A Cross-Disciplinary Approach / / edited by Francesco M. Angelici |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2016.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvi, 603 pages) : illustration (some colour) |
| Disciplina |
570
639.966 |
| Soggetto topico |
Animal ecology
Conservation biology Ecology Environmental management Animal genetics Urban ecology (Biology) Animal Ecology Conservation Biology/Ecology Environmental Management Animal Genetics and Genomics Urban Ecology |
| ISBN |
3319222465
9783319222462 3319222457 978331922455 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910253881903321 |
| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Problematic Wildlife II : New Conservation and Management Challenges in the Human-Wildlife Interactions / / edited by Francesco Maria Angelici, Lorenzo Rossi
| Problematic Wildlife II : New Conservation and Management Challenges in the Human-Wildlife Interactions / / edited by Francesco Maria Angelici, Lorenzo Rossi |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2020.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XIV, 649 p. 106 illus., 78 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina | 639.966 |
| Soggetto topico |
Animal migration
Conservation biology Ecology Urban ecology (Biology) Animal Migration Conservation Biology Urban Ecology |
| ISBN | 3-030-42335-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Part 1. Introduction to 'Problematic Wildlife II'. Problematic species are increasing, in a world that is constantly changing -- Chapter 1. The need and relevance of the book. Problematic Wildlife and the Modern World -- Part 2. From direct danger to humans to negative impact on human activities -- Chapter 2. Large Felid Predators and ‘Man-eaters’: Can we successfully balance conservation of endangered apex predators with the safety and needs of rapidly expanding human populations? -- Chapter 3. A large carnivore among people and livestock: the common leopard -- Chapter 4. Recent changes in wolf habitat occupancy and feeding habits in Italy: implications for conservation and reducing conflict with humans -- Part 3. Urban wildlife conflicts are an emerging problem -- Chapter 5. ‘Good’ and ‘bad’ urban wildlife -- Chapter 6. Wildlife and traffic – an inevitable but not unsolvable problem? -- Chapter 7. The colonization of the Western Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis) in an Italian city: evolution and management of the phenomenon -- Part 4. Hunting and eco-tourism: possible mechanisms for conservation and coexistence? -- Chapter 8. How hunting and wildlife conservation can coexist. Review and case studies -- Chapter 9. What do we know about wild boar in Iberia? -- Chapter 10. Travelling in a fragile world: The value of Ecotourism -- Part 5. Species extinction -- Chapter 11. Assessing presence, decline and extinction for the conservation of difficult-to-observe species -- Chapter 12. Extinct or perhaps surviving relict populations of big cats. Their controversial stories and implications for conservation -- Part 6. Zoos, Conservation, Animal Rights -- Chapter 13. Alternative facts and alternative views: Scientists, managers, and animal rights activists -- Chapter 14. Zoos and conservation in the Anthropocene: opportunities and problems -- Chapter 15. Problematic Animals in the Zoo: the issue of charismatic megafauna -- Chapter 16. Cryptic problematic species and troublesome taxonomists: A tale of the Apennine bear and the Nile white rhinoceros -- Chapter 17. Communication and wildlife conservation (grey wolf and brown bear in Italy) -- Part 7. Humans and Herpetofauna -- Chapter 18. Snakes, snakebites, and humans -- Chapter 19. Giant Snake-Human Relationships -- Chapter 20. Risk assessment model for brown treesnake introduction into the continental United States -- Chapter 21. The Asian toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus) in Madagascar: A report of an ongoing invasion -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910409695003321 |
| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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