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"This book considers a number of problems posed by ungulates and their management in Europe. Through a synthesis of the underlying biology and a comparison of the management techniques adopted in different countries, the book explores which management approaches seem effective - and in which circumstances. Experts in a number of different areas of applied wildlife biology review various management problems and alternative solutions, including the impact of large ungulates on agriculture, forestry and conservation habitats, the impact of disease and predation on ungulate populations and the involvement of ungulates in road traffic accidents and possible measures for mitigation. This book is directed at practising wildlife managers, those involved in research to improve methods of wildlife management, and policy-makers in local, regional and national administrations"--

Ungulates --- Wildlife management --- Animal populations --- Game management --- Management, Game --- Management, Wildlife --- Plant populations --- Wildlife resources --- Natural resources --- Wildlife conservation --- Hoofed animals --- Hoofed mammals --- Hooved animals --- Hooved mammals --- Ungulata --- Mammals --- Ecology --- Management

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Large ungulates in tropical forests are among the most threatened taxa of mammals. Excessive hunting, degradation of and encroachments on their natural habitats by humans have contributed to drastic reductions in wild ungulate populations in recent decades. As such, reliable assessments of ungulate-habitat relationships and the spatial dynamics of their populations are urgently needed to provide a scientific basis for conservation efforts. However, such rigorous assessments are methodologically complex and logistically difficult, and consequently many commonly used ungulate population survey methods do not address key problems. As a result of such deficiencies, key parameters related to population distribution, abundance, habitat ecology and management of tropical forest ungulates remain poorly understood. This book addresses this critical knowledge gap by examining how population abundance patterns in five threatened species of large ungulates vary across space in the tropical forests of the Nagarahole-Bandipur reserves in southwestern India. It also explains the development and application of an innovative methodology – spatially explicit line transect sampling – based on an advanced hierarchical modelling under the Bayesian inferential framework, which overcomes common methodological deficiencies in current ungulate surveys. The methods and results presented provide valuable reference material for researchers and professionals involved in studying and managing wild ungulate populations around the globe. .

Conservation biology. --- Ecology . --- Community ecology, Biotic. --- Animal ecology. --- Conservation Biology/Ecology. --- Theoretical Ecology/Statistics. --- Community & Population Ecology. --- Animal Ecology. --- Animals --- Zoology --- Ecology --- Biocenoses --- Biocoenoses --- Biogeoecology --- Biological communities --- Biomes --- Biotic community ecology --- Communities, Biotic --- Community ecology, Biotic --- Ecological communities --- Ecosystems --- Natural communities --- Population biology --- Balance of nature --- Biology --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Environmental sciences --- Nature conservation --- Ungulates --- Forest ecology --- Conservation --- Hoofed animals --- Hoofed mammals --- Hooved animals --- Hooved mammals --- Ungulata --- Mammals --- Forest ecosystems --- Forests and forestry

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Most large herbivores require some type of management within their habitats. Some populations of large herbivores are at the brink of extinction, some are under discussion for reintroduction, whilst others already occur in dense populations causing conflicts with other land use. Large herbivores are the major drivers for forming the shape and function of terrestrial ecosystems. This 2006 book addresses the scientifically based action plans to manage both the large herbivore populations and their habitats worldwide. It covers the processes by which large herbivores not only affect their environment (e.g. grazing) but are affected by it (e.g. nutrient cycling) and the management strategies required. Also discussed are new modeling techniques, which help assess integration processes in a landscape context, as well as assessing the consequences of new developments in the processes of conservation. This book will be essential reading for all involved in the management of both large herbivores and natural resources.

Ungulates --- Herbivores --- Plants --- Animal-plant relationships. --- Ongulés --- Plantes, Effets du pâturage sur les --- Plantes, Effets du broutement sur les --- Relations animal-plante --- Ecology. --- Effect of grazing on. --- Effect of browsing on. --- Conservation. --- Ecologie --- Conservation --- Herbivora --- Herbivorous animals --- Phytophagous animals --- Plant-eating animals --- Plant-feeding animals --- Animals --- Habitat --- Habitat. --- Hoofed animals --- Hoofed mammals --- Hooved animals --- Hooved mammals --- Ungulata --- Mammals --- Animal-plant interactions --- Animals and plants --- Interactions, Animal-plant --- Plant-animal interactions --- Plant-animal relationships --- Plants and animals --- Relationships, Animal-plant --- Ecology --- Flora --- Plant kingdom --- Plantae --- Vascular plants --- Vegetable kingdom --- Vegetation --- Wildlife --- Organisms --- Botany --- Plants, Effect of grazing on --- Grazing

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Domestic and wild large mammalian herbivores occur on every continent except Antarctica. Through their browsing and grazing, they affect the structure and distribution not only of vegetation, but also of associated fauna. Consequently, the interactions between management practices and herbivore populations influence the biodiversity, structure and dynamics of ecosystems across vast expanses around the globe: signs of human activity that will be detectable for epochs to come. As a follow-up work to The Ecology of Browsing and Grazing, published in 2008, this new volume presents cutting-edge research on the behaviour, distribution, movement, and direct and indirect impacts of domestic and wild herbivores on terrestrial ecosystems. The respective chapters highlight strategic and applied research on cross-cutting issues in palaeontology and ecology, and provide concrete recommendations on the management of large herbivores to integrate production and conservation in terrestrial systems. Given its scope, the book will appeal to students, researchers and anyone interested in understanding these fascinating wild animals and how they shape the natural world.

Ecosystems. --- Wildlife. --- Fish. --- Environmental management. --- Animal physiology. --- Vertebrates. --- Animal ecology. --- Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management. --- Environmental Management. --- Animal Physiology. --- Animal Ecology. --- Browsing (Animal behavior) --- Grazing. --- Ungulates --- Ecology. --- Hoofed animals --- Hoofed mammals --- Hooved animals --- Hooved mammals --- Ungulata --- Mammals --- Agricultural systems --- Animal feeding --- Range management --- Pastures --- Rangelands --- Animal browsing --- Animals --- Browsing --- Food --- Zoology --- Ecology --- Vertebrata --- Chordata --- Animal physiology --- Biology --- Anatomy --- Environmental stewardship --- Stewardship, Environmental --- Environmental sciences --- Management --- Fish --- Pisces --- Aquatic animals --- Vertebrates --- Fisheries --- Fishing --- Ichthyology --- Biocenoses --- Biocoenoses --- Biogeoecology --- Biological communities --- Biomes --- Biotic community ecology --- Communities, Biotic --- Community ecology, Biotic --- Ecological communities --- Ecosystems --- Natural communities --- Population biology --- Physiology --- Nutrició animal --- Hàbits alimentaris --- Pasturatge --- Ungulats --- Herbívors --- Mamífers --- Gestió ambiental --- Control mediambiental --- Ecogestió --- Gestió del medi ambient --- Gestió ecològica --- Gestió mediambiental --- Ciències ambientals --- Política ambiental --- Gestió de recursos naturals --- Gestió dels ecosistemes --- Sistemes de gestió mediambiental --- Vertebrats --- Carnívors --- Insectívors (Mamífers) --- Lagomorfs --- Mamífers aquàtics --- Monotremes --- Primats --- Marsupials --- Ratapinyades --- Rosegadors --- Animals herbívors --- Insectes fitòfags --- Animals ungulats --- Mamífers ungulats --- Artiodàctils --- Perissodàctils --- Pasturament --- Ramaderia --- Sistemes agrícoles --- Deveses --- Pastors --- Comportament alimentari --- Conducta alimentària --- Costums alimentaris --- Hàbits alimentaris de l'home --- Patrons alimentaris --- Pràctiques alimentàries --- Hàbit --- Usos i costums --- Preferències alimentàries --- Alimentació --- Dieta --- Nutrició --- Nutrició del bestiar --- Nutrició dels animals domèstics --- Nutrició dels animals salvatges --- Alimentació animal --- Animals. --- Plants.