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Wildlife and Recreationists : Coexistence Through Management and Research.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Washington, D. C. : Island Press, 1995Copyright date: ©1995Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (391 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781610911207
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Wildlife and RecreationistsDDC classification:
  • 33.78
LOC classification:
  • QH545
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Preface -- Outdoor Recreation: Historical and Anticipated Trends -- Human Dimensions of Wildlife Management: Basic Concepts -- Human Dimensions of Wildlife Management: An Integrated Framework for Coexistence -- Wildlife Responses to Recreationists -- Factors That Influence Wildlife Responses to Recreationists -- Origin of Wildlife Responses to Recreationists -- Physiological Responses of Wildlife to Disturbance -- Responses of Wildlife to Noise -- Recreational Disturbance and Wildlife Populations -- Recreational Disturbance and Wildlife Communities -- Indirect Effects of Recreation on Wildlife -- Nature Tourism: Impacts and Management -- Recreation and Bald Eagles in the Pacific Northwest -- Hunting and Waterfowl -- Balancing Wildlife Viewing with Wildlife Impacts: A Case Study -- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: A Case Study of Birder Visitation and Birding Economics -- Beach Recreation and Nesting Birds -- Waterborne Recreation and the Florida Manatee -- Rattlesnake Round-ups -- Wildlife and Recreationists: Coexistence through Management -- Taking the Land Ethic Outdoors: Its Implications for Recreation -- List of Scientific Names -- Index -- Contributors.
Summary: "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.".
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Intro -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Preface -- Outdoor Recreation: Historical and Anticipated Trends -- Human Dimensions of Wildlife Management: Basic Concepts -- Human Dimensions of Wildlife Management: An Integrated Framework for Coexistence -- Wildlife Responses to Recreationists -- Factors That Influence Wildlife Responses to Recreationists -- Origin of Wildlife Responses to Recreationists -- Physiological Responses of Wildlife to Disturbance -- Responses of Wildlife to Noise -- Recreational Disturbance and Wildlife Populations -- Recreational Disturbance and Wildlife Communities -- Indirect Effects of Recreation on Wildlife -- Nature Tourism: Impacts and Management -- Recreation and Bald Eagles in the Pacific Northwest -- Hunting and Waterfowl -- Balancing Wildlife Viewing with Wildlife Impacts: A Case Study -- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: A Case Study of Birder Visitation and Birding Economics -- Beach Recreation and Nesting Birds -- Waterborne Recreation and the Florida Manatee -- Rattlesnake Round-ups -- Wildlife and Recreationists: Coexistence through Management -- Taking the Land Ethic Outdoors: Its Implications for Recreation -- List of Scientific Names -- Index -- Contributors.

"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.".

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