Ransom / Kaczensky Wild Equids

Ecology, Management, and Conservation
Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-1-4214-1910-7
Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 0 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm

The first expert synthesis of the diverse studies conducted on wild equids worldwide.

Wild horses, zebras, asses, and feral equines exhibit intriguing and complex social structures that captivate the human imagination and elicit a wide range of emotions that influence conservation and management efforts. This book, spearheaded by Jason I. Ransom and Petra Kaczensky, brings together the world's leading experts on equid ecology, management, and conservation to provide a synthesis of what is known about these iconic species and what needs to be done to prevent losing some of them altogether.

The most comprehensive conservation book on wild equids in decades, this title will enlighten not only equid researchers, but also mammalogists, conservationists, and equine professionals. Readers will find new insight into the lives of the world's horses, zebras, and asses, understand the basis of our relationships with these animals, and develop a greater understanding of where equids come from and why they are worth conserving.

Included in this book are detailed, state-of-the-science syntheses on

Social structure, behavior, and cognition
Habitat and diet
Ecological niches
Population dynamics
Roles of humans in horse distribution through time
Human dimensions and the meaning of wild
Management of free-roaming horses
Captive breeding of wild equids
Conservation of wild equids
Conservation of migrations
Reintroductions
Genetics and paleogenetics

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ransom, Jason I.

Kaczensky, Petra

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Tier- und Umweltschutz
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Ökologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften, Biologie: Sachbuch, Naturführer

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Equus: An Ancient Genus Surviving the Modern World
2. Social Organization of Wild Equids
3. Behavior of Horses, Zebras, and Asses
4. Habitat and Diet of Equids
5. Equids and Ecological Niches: Behavioral and Life History: Variations on a Common Theme
6. Wild and Feral Equid Population Dynamics
7. Genetics and Paleogenetics of Equids
8. The Roles of Humans in Horse Distribution through Time
9. Human Dimensions of Wild Equid Management: Exploring the Meanings of "Wild"
10. Management of Free-Roaming Horses
11. Wild Equid Captive Breeding and Management
12. Status and Conservation of Threatened Equids
13. Challenges and Opportunities for Conserving Equid Migrations
14. Reintroduction of Wild Equids
Epilogue

Über Autor(innen)

Kaczensky, Petra
Petra Kaczensky is a senior researcher at the University of Veterinary Medicine’s Research Institute of Wildlife Ecology in Vienna.

Ransom, Jason I.
Jason I. Ransom is a senior wildlife biologist with the US National Park Service and an affiliate faculty member at Colorado State University.

Jason I. Ransom is a senior wildlife biologist with the US National Park Service and an affiliate faculty member at Colorado State University. Petra Kaczensky is a senior researcher at the University of Veterinary Medicine’s Research Institute of Wildlife Ecology in Vienna.