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Wildlife holds a special place in the human consciousness. It is a source of attraction and fear, material value and symbolic meaning, religious or spiritual significance, and it is a barometer of people’s concern for environmental sustainability. Why do humans care so much about wildlife? In Who Cares About Wildlife?, author Michael J. Manfredo explores that question through multiple social science perspectives. How has evolution prepared human responses to wildlife? How can we better understand the nature of our cognitive and emotional responses to wildlife? And how can we place those responses in a broad cultural context? A theoretical perspective is advanced that draws upon these multiple perspectives and that proposes the rise of caring and mutualism values in post-industrial society. Directions for future research and managerial implications are interwoven into this theoretical overview. "This ambitious book concerning the human dimensions of wildlife management comes at an opportune time as global warming threatens extinction of large numbers of species. After considering the biological bases of human-wildlife interaction, Manfredo reviews and applies major social science theories and research to wildlife management. Chapter by chapter, the author introduces the reader to a central construct or theoretical approach and considers its implications for wildlife management. In this manner, the book ranges widely, from emotions, attitudes and social norms, to values and culture. Though necessarily brief, the literature reviews are informative and up-to-date, and their relevance for wildlife management is made clear by numerous examples and illustrative case studies. This engaging book is essential reading for students and professionals interested in research on the human dimensions of wildlife management." - Icek Aizen, Professor and Head, Division of Social Psychology, University of Massachusetts- Amherst.

Environment. --- Environmental Management. --- Animal Ecology. --- Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management. --- Nature Conservation. --- Social Sciences, general. --- Environmental sciences. --- Animal ecology. --- Wildlife management. --- Environmental management. --- Social sciences. --- Sciences de l'environnement --- Ecologie animale --- Faune --- Environnement --- Sciences sociales --- Aménagement --- Gestion --- Wildlife conservation --- Human-animal relationships. --- Social aspects. --- Wildlife conservation -- Social aspects. --- Human-animal relationships --- Environmental Sciences --- Zoology - General --- Zoology --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Social aspects --- Animal-human relationships --- Animal-man relationships --- Animals and humans --- Human beings and animals --- Man-animal relationships --- Relationships, Human-animal --- Animal conservation --- Animals --- Conservation of wildlife --- Preservation of wildlife --- Protection of wildlife --- Species conservation --- Species preservation --- Species protection --- Wildlife preservation --- Wildlife protection --- Wildlife resources conservation --- Wildlife resources preservation --- Wildlife resources protection --- Conservation --- Wildlife. --- Fish. --- Nature conservation. --- Conservation of natural resources --- Nature conservation --- Endangered species --- Wildlife management --- Behavioral sciences --- Human sciences --- Sciences, Social --- Social science --- Social studies --- Civilization --- Conservation of nature --- Nature --- Nature protection --- Protection of nature --- Applied ecology --- Conservation biology --- Endangered ecosystems --- Natural areas --- Animal populations --- Game management --- Management, Game --- Management, Wildlife --- Plant populations --- Wildlife resources --- Natural resources --- Ecology --- Environmental stewardship --- Stewardship, Environmental --- Environmental sciences --- Management --- Fish --- Pisces --- Aquatic animals --- Vertebrates --- Fisheries --- Fishing --- Ichthyology

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This volume presents a representative sample of contributions to the 41st European Marine Biology Symposium held in September 2005 in Cork, Ireland. The theme of the symposium was ‘Challenges to Marine Ecosystems’ and this was divided into four sub themes; Genetics, Marine Protected Areas, Global Climate Change and Marine Ecosystems, Sustainable Fisheries and Agriculture. The world’s marine ecosystems face multiple challenges, some natural, but many resulting from humankind’s activities. Global climate change, driven by influences of energy usage and industrial practices, is a reality now accepted by most of the world’s scientists, media and political establishments. Warming seas and rising sea levels are regarded as threats, while visionaries consider deep ocean carbon disposal as a technological opportunity. Exploitation of the seas continues apace, with repeated concerns over the impact of over-fishing, plus reservations about the environmental effects of marine aquaculture. We need to understand how resilient organisms and ecosystems are to these challenges, while responding by protecting biologically-meaningful areas of the oceans. The subthemes of the 41st European Marine Biology Symposium address all of these matters.

Life Sciences. --- Freshwater & Marine Ecology. --- Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management. --- Marine & Freshwater Sciences. --- Life sciences. --- Aquatic biology. --- Wildlife management. --- Marine Sciences. --- Sciences de la vie --- Hydrobiologie --- Faune --- Aménagement --- Climatic changes -- Congresses. --- Marine biology -- Congresses. --- Marine ecosystem management -- Congresses. --- Marine resources conservation -- Congresses. --- Sustainable fisheries -- Congresses. --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Ecology --- Climatic changes --- Marine biology --- Marine ecosystem management --- Marine resources conservation --- Sustainable fisheries --- Fisheries productivity, Maintenance of long-term --- Fishery yields, Sustainable --- Long-term fisheries productivity, Maintenance of --- Maintenance of long-term fisheries productivity --- Sustainable fishery yields --- Conservation of marine resources --- Marine conservation --- Marine environmental protection --- Marine protection --- Marine ecosystems management --- Aquatic ecology. --- Wildlife. --- Fish. --- Marine sciences. --- Freshwater. --- Fisheries --- Sustainable aquaculture --- Overfishing --- Aquatic resources conservation --- Marine pollution --- Ecosystem management --- Ocean sciences --- Aquatic sciences --- Animal populations --- Game management --- Management, Game --- Management, Wildlife --- Plant populations --- Wildlife resources --- Natural resources --- Wildlife conservation --- Hydrobiology --- Water biology --- Biology --- Management --- Aquatic ecology . --- Fresh waters --- Freshwater --- Freshwaters --- Inland water --- Inland waters --- Water --- Fish --- Pisces --- Aquatic animals --- Vertebrates --- Fishing --- Ichthyology --- Aquatic biology

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Most aquatic ecosystems have variable water levels. These water-level fluctuations (WLF) have multiple effects on the organisms above and below the waterline. Natural WLF patterns in lakes guarantee both productivity and biodiversity, while untimely floods and droughts may have negative effects. Human impacts on WLF have led to a stabilization of the water levels of many lakes by hydraulic regulation, untimely drawdown due to water use, or floods due to water release from hydropower plants in the catchments. This book provides a first review in this field. It presents selected papers on the ecological effects of WLF in lakes, resulting from a workshop at the University of Konstanz in winter 2005. Issues addressed here include the extent of WLF, and analyses of their effects on different groups of biota from microorganisms to vertebrates. Applied issues include recommendations for the hydrological management of regulated lakes to reduce negative impacts, and a conceptual framework is delivered by an extension of the floodpulse concept for lakes. Current impacts on water use, including increasing demands on drinking and irrigation water, hydropower etc., and climate change effects on WLF make this book an essential resource for aquatic ecologists, engineers, and decision-makers dealing with the management of lake ecosystems and their catchments.

Life Sciences. --- Freshwater & Marine Ecology. --- Ecosystems. --- Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management. --- Life sciences. --- Endangered ecosystems. --- Aquatic biology. --- Wildlife management. --- Sciences de la vie --- Ecosystèmes menacés --- Hydrobiologie --- Faune --- Aménagement --- Biotic communities -- Effect of water levels on -- Congresses. --- Lake ecology -- Congresses. --- Lake hydrology -- Congresses. --- Water levels -- Congresses. --- Water levels. --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Ecology --- Hydrobiology --- Water biology --- Level, Water --- Levels, Water --- Water --- Water level --- Level --- Levels --- Environment. --- Aquatic ecology. --- Wildlife. --- Fish. --- Environmental management. --- Environmental Management. --- Aquatic sciences --- Biology --- Hydraulic measurements --- Threatened ecosystems --- Biotic communities --- Nature conservation --- Environmental stewardship --- Stewardship, Environmental --- Environmental sciences --- Management --- Animal populations --- Game management --- Management, Game --- Management, Wildlife --- Plant populations --- Wildlife resources --- Natural resources --- Wildlife conservation --- Aquatic ecology . --- Fish --- Pisces --- Aquatic animals --- Vertebrates --- Fisheries --- Fishing --- Ichthyology --- Aquatic biology --- Biocenoses --- Biocoenoses --- Biogeoecology --- Biological communities --- Biomes --- Biotic community ecology --- Communities, Biotic --- Community ecology, Biotic --- Ecological communities --- Ecosystems --- Natural communities --- Population biology