Ungulate Management in Europe : Problems and Practices (Hardcover)

Scientific names of species referred to in this text; 1. Introduction Rory Putman, Reidar Andersen and Marco Apollonio; 2. Status and distribution patterns of European ungulates: genetics, population history and conservation John D. C. Linnell and Frank E. Zachos; 3. A review of the various legal and administrative systems governing management of large herbivores in Europe Rory Putman; 4. Hunting seasons in relation to biological breeding seasons and the implications for the control or regulation of ungulate populations Marco Apollonio, Stefano Grignolio, Rory Putman and Ludek Bartos; 5. The census and management of populations of ungulates in Europe Nicolas Morellet, Francois Klein, Erling Solberg and Reidar Andersen; 6. Impacts of wild ungulates on vegetation: costs and benefits Friedrich Reimoser and Rory Putman; 7. Wild ungulate diseases and the risk for livestock and public health Ezio Ferroglio, Christian Gortazar and Joaquin Vicente; 8. Traffic collisions involving deer and other ungulates in Europe and available measures for mitigation Jochen Langbein, Rory Putman and Bostjan Pokorny; 9. Large herbivores as 'environmental engineers' Chris Smit and Rory Putman; 10. Ungulate-large' carnivore relationships in Europe Włodzimierz J?drzejewski, Marco Apollonio, Bogumila J?drzejewska and Ilpo Kojola; 11. The role of pathogens in the population dynamics of European ungulates Marion L. East, Bruno Bassano and Bjørnar Ytrehus; 12. Climate change and implications for the future distribution and management of ungulates in Europe Atle Mysterud and Bernt-Erik Sæther; 13. Ungulate management in Europe: towards a sustainable future Robert Kenward and Rory Putman.