Wildlife and Recreationists: Coexistence Through Management And Research

By: Joanna Burger and Daniel J. Decker and Richard L. Knight and Kevin Gutzwiller and H. Ken Cordell and Paul Kerlinger

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Synopsis: 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 coexist The 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.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 389 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781610911207
Publisher:: Island Press
Date of Addition:: 04/01/21
Copyrighted By:: Island Press
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Science, Animals, Outdoors and Nature, Earth Sciences
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Richard L. Knight
Edited by:: Kevin Gutzwiller