书目名称 | Urban Raptors | 副标题 | Ecology and Conserva | 编辑 | Clint W. Boal,Cheryl R. Dykstra | 视频video | | 概述 | The first book to offer a complete overview of raptor ecosystems in urban areas.Synthesized from two decades of cutting-edge research from 38 leading scientists.New research shows raptors as vital mem | 图书封面 |  | 描述 | Raptors are an unusual success story of wildness thriving in the heart of our cities—they have developed substantial populations around the world in recent decades. But there are deeper issues around how these birds make their urban homes. New research provides insight into the role of raptors as vital members of the urban ecosystem and future opportunities for protection, management, and environmental education..A cutting-edge synthesis of over two decades of scientific research, .Urban Raptors. is the first book to offer a complete overview of urban ecosystems in the context of bird-of-prey ecology and conservation. This comprehensive volume examines urban environments, explains why some species adapt to urban areas but others do not, and introduces modern research tools to help in the study of urban raptors. It also delves into climate change adaptation, human-wildlife conflict, and the unique risks birds of prey face in urban areas before concluding withreal-world wildlife management case studies and suggestions for future research and conservation efforts..Boal and Dykstra have compiled the go-to single source of information on urban birds of prey. Among researchers, urban gre | 出版日期 | Book 2018Latest edition | 关键词 | urban ecosystems; raptors; wildlife management; climate change adaptation; environmental education; lands | 版次 | 1 | doi | https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-841-1 | isbn_ebook | 978-1-61091-841-1 | copyright | Cheryl R. Dykstra 2018 |
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