Wildlife and Recreationists Coexistence Through Management and Research |
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Editor:
| Knight, Richard L. Gutzwiller, Kevin |
Contribution by:
| Kerlinger, Paul Burger, Joanna Cordell, H. Ken Decker, Daniel J. Cole, David N. Landres, Peter Smith, E. Norbert Brett, James Larson, Richard O'Shea, Thomas Temple, Stanley Haysmith, Leslie Hunt, John Duvall, David Bowles, Ann Anthony, Robert Steidl, Robert McGarigal, Kevin Arena, Phillip Bedard, Jean Belanger, Luc Gabrielson, Geir Wing Warwick, Clifford Anderson, Stanley |
ISBN: | 978-1-61091-120-7 |
Publication Date: | Apr 2013 |
Publisher: | Island Press
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $57.00 |
Book Description:
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"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...
More Description"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."