Urban Deer Havens (Paperback)

1 Urban Deer Introduction Deer Are a Mixed Blessing Terminology Bureau of Census Definition of Urban Ecological Definition of Urban Definition of Deer Deer Characteristics that Identify Them as Mammals Deer Characteristics that Identify Them as Cervids Deer Characteristics that Identify Them as Different Species or Subspecies Contemporary Relevance of a Text on Urban Deer Urbanization = Collision of An Invasive Hyperkeystone Species With a Keystone Humans (Homo sapiens) are the Invasive Species Humans as a Hyperkeystone Species Deer as a Keystone Species Reviews of published literature 2 Urban Neighborhoods Guarantee Deer Occupation Factors That Contributed To Deer Abundance in Urban America Counting Deer Census Techniques The Census Process Direct Count Application of direct count as a population estimate procedure Application of Trap/Mark/ Release as a population estimate procedure Application of distance sampling as a population estimate procedure. Harvest Recommendations Based on Census Data Deer Population Estimates: Money Not Well Spent National and state-wide estimates of deer numbers 3 Overabundant Urban Deer Deer Management in Urban Areas When Compared to Rural Areas The Scope of the Problem Population Dynamics How Populations Grow Population Growth Rate Patterns History of deer abundance Factors leading to deer overabundance Biological Carrying Capacity Problems associated with deer overabundance Deer-vehicle collisions Disease transmission Ecological Impact of Urban Deer Overabundance Laws and Regulations Concerning Urban Deer Who’s in charge of managing urban deer? Who’s in charge of regulating urban deer? Management options in Texas Hunting The Tale of Two Cities Background Need for Educational Program Development 4 Urban Deer Management Planning: Process, Progress, and Problems Steps for Managing Urban Deer Populations Suburban White-tailed deer Management Driving factors State Urban Deer Management Plans Who are you going to call? Commitment to Urban Deer Management 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 Appendix Examples of Online Citizen’s Survey on Urban Deer Ecology and Management