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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherIsland Press
ISBN-101559632585
ISBN-139781559632584
eBay Product ID (ePID)194651
Product Key Features
Number of Pages389 Pages
Publication NameWildlife and Recreationists : Coexistence Through Management and Research
LanguageEnglish
SubjectLife Sciences / Ecology, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Special Interest / Adventure, Animals / General, Life Sciences / Zoology / General
Publication Year1995
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaNature, Travel, Science
AuthorH. Ken Cordell
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight0 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number2
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN94-030142
Dewey Edition20
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal33.78
SynopsisWildlife 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 coexist The 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.