Urban Raptors : Ecology and Conservation of Birds of Prey in Cities / edited by Clint Boal, Cheryl Dykstra.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Boal, Clint W., Editor.

Dykstra, Cheryl R., Editor.

Raptor Research Foundation.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban ecology (Biology).

Human geography.

Animal migration.

Biotic communities.

Ecology.

Urban Ecology.

Human Geography.

Animal Migration.

Ecosystems.

Terrestial Ecology.

Local Subjects:

Urban Ecology.

Human Geography.

Animal Migration.

Ecosystems.

Terrestial Ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XIV, 302 p. 44 illus.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2018.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2018.

Summary:

Raptors are an unusual success story of wildness thriving in the heart of our cities—they have developed substantial populations around the world in recent decades. But there are deeper issues around how these birds make their urban homes. New research provides insight into the role of raptors as vital members of the urban ecosystem and future opportunities for protection, management, and environmental education. A cutting-edge synthesis of over two decades of scientific research, Urban Raptors is the first book to offer a complete overview of urban ecosystems in the context of bird-of-prey ecology and conservation. This comprehensive volume examines urban environments, explains why some species adapt to urban areas but others do not, and introduces modern research tools to help in the study of urban raptors. It also delves into climate change adaptation, human-wildlife conflict, and the unique risks birds of prey face in urban areas before concluding withreal-world wildlife management case studies and suggestions for future research and conservation efforts. Boal and Dykstra have compiled the go-to single source of information on urban birds of prey. Among researchers, urban green space planners, wildlife management agencies, birders, and informed citizens alike, Urban Raptors will foster a greater understanding of birds of prey and an increased willingness to accommodate them as important members, not intruders, of our cities.

Contents:

Preface

PART I: Raptors in Urban Ecosystems

Chapter 1. Urban Birds of Prey: A Lengthy History of Human–Raptor Cohabitation

Chapter 2. City Lifestyles: Behavioral Ecology of Urban Raptors

Chapter 3. Urban Raptor Communities: Why Some Raptors and Not Others Occupy Urban Environments

Chapter 4. Demography of Raptor Populations in Urban Environments

Chapter 5. Urbanization and Raptors: Trends and Research

PART II: Urban Raptors

Chapter 6. Mississippi Kites

Chapter 7. Cooper’s Hawk: The Bold Backyard

Chapter 8. Red-shouldered Hawk: Adaptable Denizen of the Suburbs

Chapter 9. Harris’s Hawks: All in the Family

Chapter 10. Barred Owls: A Nocturnal Generalist Thrives in Wooded, Suburban Habitats

Chapter 11. Powerful Owls: Possum Assassins Move into Town

Chapter 12. Burrowing Owls: Happy Urbanite or Disgruntled Tenant?

Chapter 13. Peregrine Falcon: The Neighbors

PART III: Conservation and Management

Chapter 14. Raptor Mortality in Urban Landscapes

Chapter 15. Raptor–Human Conflicts in Urban Settings

Chapter 16. Raptors: Victims and Ambassadors—Raptor Rehabilitation, Education, and Outreach

Chapter 17. Urban Raptor Case Studies: Lessons from Texas

Chapter 18. Management and Conservation of Urban Raptors

Chapter 19. Perspectives and Future Directions

Contributors

Index.

Notes:

"Many of the chapters in this volume were presented at the 50th anniversary meeting of the Raptor Research Foundation in October 2016 at Cape May, New Jersey."--Preface, page xv.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781610918404

1610918401

9781610918411

161091841X