"The book is a direct result of a symposium, Raptors Adapting to Human-Altered Environments, held on 6 November 1993 in Charlotte, North Carolina ... in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Raptor Research Foundation, Inc. (RRF)"--Page [xi].
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Front Cover; Raptors in Human Landscapes; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I: Raptors in Urban Landscapes; Part II: Raptors and Artificial Nest Sites; Part III: Raptors in Cultivated Landscapes; Part IV: Raptors in Industrial Landscapes; Part V: Raptors at Large; Appendix: List of species mentioned in the text; Index.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This book is a collection of papers highlighting ways in which Raptors have successfully adapted to man-made landscapes and structures. The coverage of Raptors in Human Landscapes is broad, ranging from the impact of human activity on country-wide scales to the particular conditions associated with urban, cultivated, and industrial landscapes, as well as to the various schemes specifically directed towards the provision of artificial nest sites and platforms. The cases described hail from a wide geographic range including North and South America, Europe, Africa and elsewhere, and from a broad.
ACQUISITION INFORMATION NOTE
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Ingram Content Group
Stock Number
9780080547541
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Raptors in human landscapes.
International Standard Book Number
9780121001308
PARALLEL TITLE PROPER
Parallel Title
Raptors adapting to human-altered environments
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Birds of prey-- Adaptation, Congresses.
Birds of prey-- Effect of habitat modification on, Congresses.
Birds of prey-- Habitat, Congresses.
Urban animals, Congresses.
Birds of prey-- Adaptation.
Birds of prey-- Effect of habitat modification on.
Birds of prey-- Habitat.
NATURE-- Animals-- Birds.
NATURE-- Birdwatching Guides.
SCIENCE-- Life Sciences-- Zoology-- Ornithology.
Urban animals.
(SUBJECT CATEGORY (Provisional
NAT-- 004000
NAT-- 043000
SCI-- 070040
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
598
.
9
Edition
22
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
QL696
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F3
Book number
R367
1996eb
PERSONAL NAME - ALTERNATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
Bird, David Michael.
Negro, Juan José.
Varland, Daniel E.
CORPORATE BODY NAME - ALTERNATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
Raptor Research Foundation.
Raptor Research Foundation., Meeting(1993 :, Charlotte, N.C.)