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Raptors in Human Landscapes: Adaptations to Built and Cultivated Environments

By David Michael Bird , Daniel E. Varland , Juan Jose Negro

Book information

Year
1996
ISBN
012100130X, 9780121001308, 9780080547541
Open Library ID
OL10070990M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
21 MB (22257644 bytes)
Pages
396\417
Topic
Biology Zoology
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07
Биологические дисциплины;Зоология;Орнитология

Description

This book is a collection of papers highlighting ways in which Raptors have successfully adapted to man-made landscapes and structures. The coverage of Raptors in Human Landscapes is broad, ranging from the impact of human activity on country-wide scales to the particular conditions associated with urban, cultivated, and industrial landscapes, as well as to the various schemes specifically directed towards the provision of artificial nest sites and platforms. The cases described hail from a wide geographic range including North and South America, Europe, Africa and elsewhere, and from a broad spectrum of species groups such as the falcons, accipiters, eagles, kites, and many others.This is a book of immense value not only to ornithologists and conservation biologists, but also to engineers and managers involved in all kinds of building and environmental work in cities, power and water works, agriculture, and forestry. Key Features* Serves as a good introduction to all aspects of the subject* Focuses on successful adaptations of Raptors to environmental change

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