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eBook details
- Title: Urban Wildlife Conservation
- Author : Robert A. McCleery, Christopher E. Moorman & M. Nils Peterson
- Release Date : January 11, 2014
- Genre: Ecology,Books,Science & Nature,Professional & Technical,Engineering,Life Sciences,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 8377 KB
Description
In the past, wildlife living in urban areas was ignored by wildlife professionals
and urban planners because cities were perceived as places for people and not
for wild animals. Paradoxically, though, many species of wildlife thrive in these
built environments. Interactions between humans and wildlife are more frequent
in urban areas than any other place on earth, and these interactions impact
human health, safety, and welfare in both positive and negative ways. Although
urban wild animals control pest species, pollinate plants, and are fun to watch, they
also damage property, spread disease, and even attack people and pets. In
urban areas, the combination of dense human populations, buildings,
impermeable surfaces, introduced vegetation, and high concentrations of food,
water, and pollution alter wildlife populations and communities in ways unseen
in more natural environments. For these ecological and practical reasons,
researchers and managers have shown a growing interest in urban wildlife
ecology and management.
This growing interest in urban wildlife has inspired many studies on the subject
that have yet to be synthesized in a cohesive narrative. Urban Wildlife: Theory
and Practice fills this void by synthesizing the latest ecological and social
knowledge in the subject area into an interdisciplinary and practical text. This
volume provides a found
ation for the future growth and understanding of urban
wildlife ecology and management by:
• Clearly defining the concepts used to study and describe urban wildlife
• Offering a cohesive understanding of the coupled natural and social
drivers that shape urban wildlife ecology
• Presenting the patterns and processes of wildlife response to an
urbanizing world and explaining the mechanisms behind them, and
• Proposing means to create physical and social environments that are
mutually beneficial for both humans and wildlife.