Case Studies in Ecohealth : Examining the Interaction Between Animals and Their Environment.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cork, S. C. (Susan C.)

Contributor:

Whiteside, Douglas P.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (414 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Essex : 5m Publishing Ltd., 2024.

Summary:

Case Studies in Ecohealth is primarily intended to be a student textbook, using a series of case studies to illustrate key concepts applicable to EcoHealth, with a focus on taking an interdisciplinary approach to solving complex problems at the interface between animals and their environment.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title

Copyright

Contents

Contributors

Foreword

Preface

1 Introduction to EcoHealth, One Health and ecosystem health

Part I Conservation Medicine

2 EcoHealth, conservation medicine, and the role of the modern zoo

3 Sustaining primate conservation through ecotourism in Uganda

4 Wood bison management in northern Canada: The importance of considering people in managing wildlife disease

5 Reptiles as sentinels of ecosystem health: Case example in eastern box turtles

6 River turtle conservation, Australia: Conservation management planning for a critically endangered species

Part II Climate Change and Land Use

7 Ecotoxicology: The burgeoning spectre of pharmaceuticals in the environment

8 Impacts of land use and climate change on natural populations: The butterfly perspective

9 The Asian longhorned tick in North America: An interdisciplinary EcoHealth study

10 Avian influenza and migratory wild birds: An EcoHealth perspective

11 Elk, forest and fire management: Balancing wildlife and human needs in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada

12 Challenges and opportunities for yak herders in Bhutan

13 Human-wildlife conflict: An EcoHealth approach to addressing primate interactions with the public in Asia

Part III Oceans, Wetlands and Aquaculture

14 Aquaculture and aquatic biosecurity in a changing world: An insight from New Zealand

15 Aquaculture - the interdependency of food security and the natural environment

16 Amphibian health as an indicator of wetland health

17 Marine mammals and plastics in the ocean

18 Beaver reintroductions in Scotland: Disease risk assessment, welfare and population growth

Part IV Research, Outreach and Education

19 Ticks and tick-borne diseases in Eastern Bhutan

20 Citizen science and conserving pollinators in Utah.

21 Participatory research and community engagement in the Arctic

22 Striving for success with community engagement in African conservation practice and research

23 Citizen science photography in scientific literature: An efficient tool for assessing EcoHealth

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-78918-331-6

1-78918-329-4

1-78918-328-6

OCLC:

1532829339