Current Trends in Wildlife Research

ISBN-13: 9783319802398 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 293 str.

Opis

This book, the first in the "WildlifeResearch Monograph" series, defines "wildlife research" in a variety ofcontexts and reviews recent research trends. The authors present the currentdevelopments they have identified using bibliometric analyses of the mostcommon, relevant and emerging topics in wildlife research over the last three decades. Diverse aspects of wildlife research are discussed, including wildlifedemography, infections spread between wildlife, livestock and humans, habitatrequirements and management, as well as the effects of renewable energy andpollutants on wildlife. Furthermore the authors explore topics like advances inthe study of species distribution, invasive species, use of molecular markersin wildlife studies and the sustainability of wildlife exploitation andconservation conflicts. The book offers a comprehensive overview of advances inwildlife research in the last decades.

Spis treści

Trends in wildlife research: a bibliometric approach.- Wildlife demography: population processes, analytical tools and management applications.- Research priorities and trends in infections shared with wildlife.- Wildlife habitat requirements: concepts and research approaches.- Effects of renewable energy production and infrastructure on wildlife.- An overview of recent trends in wildlife ecotoxicology.- New developments in the study of species distribution.- Progresses and controversies in invasion biology.- High-throughput DNA sequencing and the next generation of molecular markers in wildlife research.- Meat from the wild: extractive uses of wildlife and alternatives for sustainability.- Conservation Conflicts: Future Research Challenges.- Wildlife research: towards a better coexistence between people and wildlife.