The Exploitation Of Mammal Populations

Author : V.J. Taylor
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 940091525X
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book The Exploitation of Mammal Populations written by V.J. Taylor and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human exploitation of other mammals has passed through three histori cal phases, distinct in their ecological significance though overlapping in time. Initially, Homo sapiens was a predator, particularly of herbivores but also of fur-bearing predators. From about 11 000 years ago, goats and sheep were domesticated in the Middle East, rapidly replacing gazelles and other game as the principal source of meat. The principal crops, including wheat and barley, were taken into agriculture at about the same time, and the resulting Neolithic farming culture spread slowly from there over the subsequent 10 500 years. In a few places such as Mexico, Peru and China, this Middle Eastern culture met and merged with agricultural traditions that had made a similar but independent transition. These agricultural traditions provided the essential support for the industrial revolution, and for a third phase of industrial exploita tion of mammals. In this chapter, these themes are drawn out and their ecological signifi cance is investigated. Some of the impacts of humans on other mammals require consideration on a world-wide basis, but the chapter concen trates, parochially, on Great Britain. What have been the ecological consequences of our exploitation of other mammals? 2. 2 HISTORICAL PHASES OF EXPLOITATION 2. 2. 1 Predatory man Our nearest relatives - chimpanzees, orang utans and gorillas - are essentially forest species, deriving most of their diet from the fruits of forest trees and the shoots and leaves of plants.

Author : V. J. Taylor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 415 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book The Exploitation of Mammal Populations written by V. J. Taylor and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : British Ecological Society
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book The Exploitation of Natural Animal Populations written by British Ecological Society and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The population dynamics of differents kinds of exploited bird populations. Exploited marine mammal populations. Theoretical and matthematical populations. theoretical and mathematical madels of exploited populations. Some experimental and theoretical approaches. Predation and competition. The exploitation and consertion of large terrestrial mammals.

Author : Tim Denis Smith
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Dynamics of Large Mammal Populations written by Tim Denis Smith and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1981 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collection of 23 original papers on the population dynamics of large mammals, including ones on fur seals, harp seals, bears, whales, etc. The chapters facilitate comparison of the population dynamics of various groups including herbivores, carnivores, ungulates, cetaceans and pinnipeds.

Author : John D. Reynolds
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521787338
Total Pages : 546 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Conservation of Exploited Species written by John D. Reynolds and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2001-10-18 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The use of wildlife for food and other human needs poses one of the greatest threats to the conservation of biodiversity. Wildlife exploitation is also critically important to many people from a variety of cultures for subsistence and commerce. This book brings together international experts to examine interactions between the biology of wildlife and the divergent goals of people involved in hunting, fishing, gathering and culling wildlife. Reviews of theory show how sustainable exploitation is tied to the study of population dynamics, with direct links to reproductive rates, life histories, behaviour and ecology. As such theory is rarely put into practice to achieve sustainable use and effective conservation, Conservation of Exploited Species explores the many reasons for this failure and considers remedies to tackle them, including scientific issues such as how to incorporate uncertainty into estimations, as well as social and political problems that stem from conflicting goals in exploitation.

Author : Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030981002
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Marine Mammals: the Evolving Human Factor written by Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-06-08 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The seventh volume in the series “Ethology and Behavioral Ecology of Marine Mammals” describes aspects of the often-complex relationship between humans and marine mammals. From a primeval condition of occasional predators, during the last century humans have become a major factor negatively affecting the status of most marine mammals through over-hunting, habitat encroachment and environmental degradation. This has led to the extirpation of many marine mammal populations and even to the extinction of species. However, in parallel to this destructive drive, since antiquity humanity has been influenced by a strong fascination for marine mammals, which contributes today to an increased human appreciation of the natural world admixed with widespread concern for its degrading condition. The special status occupied by marine mammals in human imagination and affection stands in stark contrast with the current predicament of many populations still threatened by the doings of Homo sapiens: a condition emblematic of the relationship of humanity with nature, and key to understanding where humanity is heading.

Author : Andrew Butterworth
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 288945231X
Total Pages : 111 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book People – Marine Mammal Interactions written by Andrew Butterworth and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2017-08-15 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our relationships with marine mammals are complex. We have used them as resources, and in some places this remains the case; viewed them as competitors and culled them (again ongoing in some localities); been so captivated and intrigued by them that we have taken them into captivity for our entertainment; and developed a lucrative eco-tourism activity focused on them in many nations. When we first envisaged this special topic, we had two overarching aims: Firstly, we hoped to generate critical evaluation of some of our relationships with these animals. Secondly, we hoped to attract knowledgeable commentators and experts who might not traditionally publish in the peer-reviewed literature. We were also asking ourselves a question about what responsibility mankind might have to marine mammals, on our rapidly changing planet? The answer to the question; can, or should, humans have responsibility for the lives of marine mammals when they are affected by our activities? - is, in our opinion, ‘yes’ – and the logical progression from this question is to direct research and effort to understand and optimise the actions, reactions and responses that mankind may be able to take. We hope that the papers in this special issue bring some illumination to a small selection of topics under this much wider topic area, and prove to be informative and stimulating.

Author : F. B. Golley
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521206013
Total Pages : 476 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Small Mammals written by F. B. Golley and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1975-09-25 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ability of small mammals to exploit environmental resources, based upon a rapid adaptation to short-term changes in population and/or the environment, as well as to a variety of local conditions, implies a strong impact upon natural resources. The role played by small mammal consumers in the flow of energy within natural and man-modified ecosystems is therefore of equal importance to that of larger, longer-lived species which have been studied more intensively. This volume, first published in 1975, looks at small mammal populations with emphasis being placed on their ecology and energy dynamics. It discusses the most productive research techniques and research objectives. The second part of the book deals with the roles of small mammals in ecosystems ranging from the tropics to the tundra and special consideration is given to the impact of rodents on man. Research workers in the fields of mammalogy and ecology will find this an essential book and agriculturists, foresters and anyone concerned professionally with the control of small mammals will find much that is of value to their work.

Author : Nick Gales
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN 13 : 9780643069534
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Marine Mammals written by Nick Gales and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2003 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brings together contributions from 68 leading scientists from 12 countries to provide an up-to-date review on the way we manage our interactions with whales, dolphins, seals and dugongs.

Author : Martin W. Holdgate
Publisher : Sagwan Press
ISBN 13 : 9781377031002
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book The Exploitation of Natural Animal Populations; A Symposium of the British Ecological Society, Durham, 28th-31st March 1960 written by Martin W. Holdgate and published by Sagwan Press. This book was released on 2018-02-08 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.