Urban Carnivores Ecology, Conflict, and Conservation

Name: Urban Carnivores Ecology, Conflict, and Conservation
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ISBN: 9780801893896

ISBN-10: 0801893895

ISBN-13: 9780801893896

Edition: 2009

Authors: Stanley D. Gehrt, Seth P. D. Riley, Brian L. Cypher

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With over half of the world's human population now living in cities, human-carnivore interaction in urban areas is a growing area of concern and research for wildlife managers, conservationists, urban planners, and the public at large. This volume brings together leading international carnivore researchers to explore the unique biological and ecological issues associated with mammalian carnivores in urban landscapes.Carnivores in urban areas are fascinating from an ecological standpoint. They elicit great passions -- positive and negative -- among humans and present difficult challenges for wildlife conservationists and managers. The first section of the book discusses the field of urban…

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List price: $79.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date: 4/1/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 312
Size: 7.48" wide x 10.24" long x 1.02" tall
Weight: 1.892



Preface


Acknowledgments


Contributors



The Urban Ecosystem




Carnivore Behavior and Ecology, and Relationship to Urbanization




Urban Carnivore Conservation and Management: The Human Dimension




Raccoons (Procyon lotor)




Kit Foxes (Vulpes Macrotis)




Red Foxes (Vulpes Vulpes)



Arctic Foxes (Alopex lagopus) and Human Settlements




Coyotes (Cams Latrans)




Striped Skunks and Allies (Mephitis Spp.)




Eurasian Badgers (Meles meles)




Bobcats (Lynx Rufus)




Mountain Lions (Puma Concolor)




Domestic Cat (Felis Catus) and Domestic Dog (Canis familiaris)




A Taxonomic Analysis of Urban Carnivore Ecology



Stone Martens (Martes foina) In Urban Environments




Community Ecology of Urban Carnivores



Gray Foxes (Urocyon Cinereoargenteus) in Urban Areas




Responding To Human-Carnivore Conflicts in Urban Areas




Conservation of Urban Carnivores




Urban Carnivores: Final Perspectives and Future Directions



Appendix: List of Scientific Names


Bibliography


Index