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Birds of Prey: Biology and conservation in the XXI century de José Hernán Sarasola

Birds of Prey: Biology and conservation in the XXI century

Editat de José Hernán Sarasola, Juan Manuel Grande, Juan José Negro
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 13 iul 2018
This book will provide the state-of-the-art on most of the topics involved in the ecology and conservation of birds of prey. With chapters authored by the most recognized and prestigious researchers on each of the fields, this book will become an authorized reference volume for raptor biologists and researchers around the world.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9783319737447
ISBN-10: 3319737449
Pagini: 584
Ilustrații: VIII, 522 p. 107 illus., 90 illus. in color.
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 x 29 mm
Greutate: 0.92 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2018
Editura: Springer International Publishing
Colecția Springer
Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland

Cuprins

Section 1 - General biology.- 1 Recent advances in raptor taxonomy and phylogeny.- 2 Breeding and nesting biology.- 3 Population ecology of birds of prey.- 4 Behavioural ecology of raptors.- 5 Raptor migration.- 6 Dispersal in raptors.- Section 2 - Raptors in human landscapes.- 7 Raptors and people: an ancient relationship persisting today.- 8 Conflicts between raptors and humans.- 9 Causes and consequences of urban living in raptors.- 10 Birds of prey in agricultural landscapes, the role of agriculture expansion and intensification.- 11 Toxicology of birds of prey.- 12 Lead contamination in birds of prey.- 13 Raptors electrocutions and power lines collisions.- 14 Impact of renewable energy sources on birds of prey.- 15 Use of drone imagery for research and conservation of birds of prey.- Section 3 - Conservation and status of raptors around the world.- 16 Distribution models for raptor research and conservation.- 17 Conservation genetics in birds of prey.- 18 Conservation statusof Neotropical raptors.- 19 Conservation priorities for raptors across Asia.- 20 Conservation of African raptors.- 21 Conservation status and threats of New World vultures.- 22 Old vultures in a changing environment.- 23 Past, present and future of raptors on islands.- 24 Raptor conservation in practice.

Notă biografică

José Hernán Sarasola received his degree in Natural Resources from the National University of La Pampa (UNLPam), Argentina, and earned his Ph.D. in Biology at the University of Seville (Spain) after being granted a doctoral fellowship at the Doñana Biological Station. He is one of the co-founders of the Center for the Study and Conservation of Birds of Prey in Argentina (CECARA) where he has served as vice-director and director. He has conducted field research on a variety of species in South America and Europe focusing on raptor population ecology, migration and conservation. He is a researcher at the National Scientific and Technical Research Council of Argentina (CONICET) and adjunct professor of Ecology at UNLPam. He has been visiting scholar at University of Saskatchewan (Canada) and the Autonomous University of Madrid (Spain). 
Juan Manuel Grande has a B.S. degree in Biology from the Universidad de Barcelona and Ph.D in Biology from the University of Seville, both in Spain. He’s been a postdoc researcher at the University of Saskatchewan, in Canada and is a researcher at the National Scientific and Technical Research Council of Argentina (CONICET). He is vice director of the Center for the Study and Conservation of Raptors in Argentina (CECARA) and professor of Biology at the Universidad Nacional de La Pampa. He has served as Director at Large of the Raptor Research Foundation. His main research interests are linked to birds of prey ecology and the effects of anthropic transformation on natural landscapes on this group of birds. Juan José Negro’s research interests focus on evolutionary ecology and conservation of endangered birds of prey. He is an associate editor of ‘Animal Biodiversity and Conservation’ and the ‘Journal of Unmanned Vehicle Systems’. He is also vice-president of the Spanish Society of Ethology and Evolutionary Ecology. Negro graduated from the Faculty of Biology at the University of Sevilla, where he later earned a PhD inBiology. He has been a visiting scholar at CalPoly, California, and Heidelberg University, Germany. He held a postdoc position at McGill University, Canada and was director of Doñana Biological Station. Negro is a professor of research at the Spanish Council for Scientific Research. He received the Hamerstrom Award from The Raptor Research Foundation in recognition of his contributions to the understanding of raptor ecology and natural history.

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This book will provide the state-of-the-art research on topics involved in the ecology and conservation of birds of prey. With chapters authored by the most recognized and prestigious researchers on each of the fields, this book will become an authorized reference volume for raptor biologists and researchers around the world.

Caracteristici

For over 40 years no other book has been edited covering most of the topics involved on birds of prey ecology and conservation This volume will resume in a single book the state of the art in birds of prey conservation, including detailed overviews on some of the most important aspect of raptor ecology Each topic will be covered through particular chapters authored by the most recognized researchers and scientist in the area