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Description: |
viii, 182 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm |
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General Note: |
"Proceedings of a symposium ... held as part of the Euro-American Mammal Congress, July 19-24, 1998, in Santiago de Compostela, Spain"--Title page verso. |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: Beaver management and utilization in Scandinavia / Göran Hartman -- Management of the North American beaver (Castor canadensis) on the South-Savo game management district, Finland (1983-1997) / Sauli Härkönen -- Reintroduction of the beaver, Castor fiber, in the Netherlands / Vilmar A.A. Dijkstra -- The beaver in Russia and adjoining countries : recent trends in resource changes and management problems / Alexander P. Saveljev and Vladimir G. Safonov -- Beaver management in the Baltic States / Martins Balodis, Nikolai Laanetu, and Alius Ulevicus -- The reintroduction of European beaver, Castor fiber, in Poland : a success story / Ryszard Dzięciołowski and Jan Gozdziewski -- The Austrian beaver, Castor fiber, reintroduction program / Johanna Sieber -- Origin, present conditions, and future prospects of the Slovakian beaver population / Karol Pachinger and Tomas Hulik -- Beavers in an urban landscape : the recent activity of beavers, Castor fiber, in the Greater Bratislava area / Karol Pachinger and Tomas Hulik -- A biochemical-genetic discrimination method for the two beaver species, Castor fiber and Castor canadensis, as a tool for conservation / Johanna Sieber, Franz Suchentrunk, and Gunther B. Hartl -- Ecological restoration by harnessing the work of beavers / Yurii A. Gorshkov [and others] -- Beavers in Britain : planning reintroduction / David W. Macdonald and Fran H. Tattersall -- Beaver : a new prey of wolves in Latvia? : comparison of winter and summer diet of Canis lupus Linnaeus, 1758 / Žanete Andersone -- Understanding North American beaver behavior as an aid to management / Bruce A. Schulte and Dietland Müller-Schwarze -- Foraging behavior of beavers (Castor canadensis), plant secondary compounds, and management concerns / John M. Basey -- Long-term population dynamics of the North American beaver, Castor canadensis, on Quabbin Reservation, Massachusetts, and Sagehen Creek, California / Peter E. Busher and Paul J. Lyons -- Behavioral and ecological characteristics of a "climax" population of beaver (Castor canadensis) / Dietland Müller-Schwarze and Bruce A. Schulte. |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Summary: From a symposium of the Euro-American Mammal Congress, held in July 1998 at Santiago De Compostella, Spain, 17 papers describe conservation programs now that the two extant species of beaver are no longer endangered and have repopulated to the point that they conflict with human land use by modifying the local environment. They also describe how the animals practice natural reconciliation ecology and consider how humans might learn a few things from them about coexisting with wildlife. The topics include reintroducing Castor fiber in the Netherlands, beaver management in the Baltic states, beavers in urban landscapes in the Greater Bratislava area, and understanding North American beaver behavior as an aid to management. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR. |