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Description: |
xviii, 634 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 553-612). |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: What is wildlife management? -- Neglect and exploitation -- Some successes in managing wildlife -- Ecosystems and natural communities -- Population ecology -- Animal behavior and wildlife management -- Food and cover -- Wildlife diseases -- Predators and predation -- Hunting and trapping -- Wildlife and water -- Wildlife and soils -- Wildlife and farmlands -- Wildlife and rangelands -- Forest management and wildlife -- Wildlife in parks and refuges -- Urban wildlife -- Exotic wildlife -- Nongame and endangered wildlife -- Economics of wildlife -- Conservation biology and wildlife management -- Wildlife as a public trust -- Conclusion. |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Summary: This introductory textbook provides an overview of a broad range of topics, including neglect and exploitation, historical successes, population ecology, animal behavior, food and cover, wildlife diseases, predators, hunting and trapping, water, soil, farmlands, range, forest management, parks and refuges, cities, endangered wildlife, economics, conservation biology, and the public trust. Black and white images illustrate the text, and a glossary defines important terms. Bolen teaches at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Robinson teaches at Northern Michigan University. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR. |
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Additional Physical Forms: |
Online version: Bolen, Eric G. Wildlife ecology and management. 5th ed. Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, ©2003 (OCoLC)744523020 |