Urban Raptors Ecology and Conservation of Birds of Prey in Cities 1st Edition by Clint Boal 9781610918411 161091841X
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ISBN 10: 161091841X
ISBN 13: 9781610918411
Author: Clint Boal, Cheryl Dykstra
Raptors are an unusual success story of wildness thriving in the heart of our cities—they have developed substantial populations around the world in recent decades. But there are deeper issues around how these birds make their urban homes. New research provides insight into the role of raptors as vital members of the urban ecosystem and future opportunities for protection, management, and environmental education. A cutting-edge synthesis of over two decades of scientific research, Urban Raptors is the first book to offer a complete overview of urban ecosystems in the context of bird-of-prey ecology and conservation. This comprehensive volume examines urban environments, explains why some species adapt to urban areas but others do not, and introduces modern research tools to help in the study of urban raptors. It also delves into climate change adaptation, human-wildlife conflict, and the unique risks birds of prey face in urban areas before concluding with real-world wildlife management case studies and suggestions for future research and conservation efforts. Boal and Dykstra have compiled the go-to single source of information on urban birds of prey. Among researchers, urban green space planners, wildlife management agencies, birders, and informed citizens alike, Urban Raptors will foster a greater understanding of birds of prey and an increased willingness to accommodate them as important members, not intruders, of our cities.
Urban Raptors Ecology and Conservation of Birds of Prey in Cities 1st Table of contents:
Part I. Raptors in Urban Ecosystems
Chapter 1. Urban Birds of Prey: A Lengthy History of Human-Raptor Cohabitation
Chapter 2. City Lifestyles: Behavioral Ecology of Urban Raptors
Chapter 3. Urban Raptor Communities: Why Some Raptors and Not Others Occupy Urban Environments
Chapter 4. Demography of Raptor Populations in Urban Environments
Chapter 5. Urbanization and Raptors: Trends and Research Approaches
Part II. Urban Raptors
Chapter 6. Mississippi Kites: Elegance Aloft
Chapter 7. Cooper’s Hawks: The Bold Backyard Hunters
Chapter 8. Red-Shouldered Hawks: Adaptable Denizens of the Suburbs
Chapter 9. Harris’s Hawks: All in the Family
Chapter 10. Barred Owls: A Nocturnal Generalist Thrives in Wooded, Suburban Habitats
Chapter 11. Powerful Owls: Possum Assassins Move into Town
Chapter 12. Burrowing Owls: Happy Urbanite or Disgruntled Tenant?
Chapter 13. Peregrine Falcons: The Neighbors Upstairs
Part III. Conservation and Management
Chapter 14. Raptor Mortality in Urban Landscapes
Chapter 15. Human-Raptor Conflicts in Urban Settings
Chapter 16. Raptors as Victims and Ambassadors: Raptor Rehabilitation, Education, and Outreach
Chapter 17. Urban Raptor Case Studies: Lessons from Texas
Chapter 18. Management and Conservation of Urban Raptors
Chapter 19. Perspectives and Future Directions
Contributors
Index
Color Plates
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