Deer of the World: Ecology, Conservation and Management

ISBN-13: 9783031177552 / Angielski / Twarda / 2025 / 590 str.

Mario Melletti; Stefano Focardi

Opis

The first comprehensive reference book ever published on systematic, ecology, conservation status and management of all 54 deer species of the world.Covering all deer species worldwide, this volume brings together the contributions of 130 international deer experts providing:

• A comprehensive review of current knowledge on evolution, phylogeny and systematic of deer
• A complete understanding of the ecology and conservation status of each species with detailed accounts
• A number of case studies on conservation, management, hunting, farming and impacts of deer on forest ecosystems

An invaluable resource for researchers, wildlife managers and students in conservation biology, ecology and management, this beautifully illustrated book reveals the fascinating story of evolution of deer, the long history of interactions between humans and deer, and the threats affecting these charismatic group of species.

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O autorze

Mario Melletti is an Italian freelance wildlife biologist and a member of the African Buffalo Initiative Group and Wild Pig Specialist Group, both part of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. During his PhD studies, he was affiliated with the Department of Animal and Human Biology at the University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Italy, and with the Department of Conservation Biology of the Estación Biólogica de Doñana (CSIC-EBD) Seville, Spain. For the past 10 years he has been researching the ecology and behaviour of the forest buffalo in Central Africa. Mario has also studied a number of other large mammals and has been involved in several projects and surveys on mammals and birds in Africa and Europe, working in several African countries including Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa. He is the editor of of several books on large mammal conservation and management and has authored about 60 scientific publications.

Stefano Focardi is senior researcher at the Institute for Complex Systems of the CNR in Florence, Italy, where he leads the large mammal research team. Furthermore, he is professor of Vertebrate Zoology at the University of Florence, and Invited Professor at the University of Lyon, France. Moreover, he will also lead a collaboration with INRA in Toulouse, France. He authored 110 scientific articles and 26 documents on environmental management. He is also scientific coordinator of EUROBOAR, a European organization for research on the biology of wild boar, and an active member of the EURODEER INITIATIVE. He is a specialist in the biology of roe deer and fallow deer and has organized several international meetings on these two cervid species. His current research interests include ungulate demography, avian and mammalian movement ecology and population assessment.

Blurb

This book is the first comprehensive reference work ever published on the systematics, ecology, conservation status and management of all the world's deer species.

Covering all 54 deer species worldwide, this volume brings together the contributions of 130 international deer experts and provides

• A comprehensive overview of the current state of knowledge on deer evolution, phylogeny and systematics
• A comprehensive understanding of the ecology and conservation status of each species, with detailed accounts
• A series of case studies on conservation, management, hunting, farming, and the impact of deer on forest ecosystems

This beautifully illustrated book is an invaluable resource for researchers, wildlife managers and students in conservation biology, ecology and management. It reveals the fascinating story of deer evolution, the long history of interactions between humans and deer, and the main threats to this charismatic species group.