num_pages: 389
description: Wildlife and Recreationists defines and clarifies the issues surrounding the conflict between outdoor recreation and the health and well-being of wildlife and ecosystems. Contributors to the volume consider both direct and indirect effects of widlife-recreationist interactions, including:wildlife responses to disturbance, and the origins of these responseshow specific recreational activities affect diverse types of wildlifethe human dimensions of managing recreationiststhe economic importance of outdoor recreationhow wildlife and recreationists might be able to coexistThe book is a useful synthesis of what is known concerning wildlife and recreation. More important, it addresses both research needs and management options to minimize conflicts.
language: English
title: Wildlife and Recreationists: Coexistence Through Management And Research
titlecomplete: Wildlife and Recreationists: Coexistence Through Management And Research
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Island Press