Ungulate Management in Europe: Problems and Practices - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521760593 ISBN 13: 9780521760591

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2011

Synopsis

This book considers a number of problems posed by ungulates and their management in Europe. Through a synthesis of the underlying biology and a comparison of the management techniques adopted in different countries, the book explores which management approaches seem effective - and in which circumstances. Experts in a number of different areas of applied wildlife biology review various management problems and alternative solutions, including the impact of large ungulates on agriculture, forestry and conservation habitats, the impact of disease and predation on ungulate populations and the involvement of ungulates in road traffic accidents and possible measures for mitigation. This book is directed at practising wildlife managers, those involved in research to improve methods of wildlife management, and policy-makers in local, regional and national administrations.

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Book Description

This book considers a number of problems posed by ungulates and their management in different parts of Europe. Experts in a number of different areas of applied wildlife biology review a number of management issues and evaluate the effectiveness of various potential solutions which might be adopted.

About the Author

Rory Putman worked for many years within the Biology Department of the University of Southampton, where he established and led the University's highly-regarded Deer Management Research group; latterly he moved to become Research Professor of Behavioural and Environmental Biology at the Manchester Metropolitan University. He now works as a freelance environmental consultant and wildlife adviser based in Scotland. He has worked widely in the UK and overseas, with research efforts focused on the population ecology of ungulates and their interaction with their vegetational environment - always with the explicit focus of helping to develop more sensitive and more effective methods of managing those same ungulate populations and their impacts on agriculture, forestry or conservation interests.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0521760593
• ISBN 13: 9780521760591
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 410
• Editor: Putman Rory, Apollonio Marco, Andersen Reidar