Overview

Nowadays, habitat loss is one of the main threats to terrestrial vertebrates' survival. Due to the decreasing of continuous natural areas, and consequent habitat loss, how animals use these remaining patches, is becoming a central question for the conservation of these species. The loss of the original land covers can promote a change in the composition, diversity and behaviour of the native fauna, as well as constrain the community structures. The outcome of these processes of habitat fragmentation due to human agro-forestry management is a landscape where patches of autochthonous/native vegetation are immersed in a matrix of human shaped landscapes. Although some carnivores are sensitive to fragmentation, some species can benefit with the expansion of agriculture. This book discusses the importance and role of those agricultural matrix for species conservation.

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Author:   Luís M Rosalino ,  Carla Gheler-Costa
Publisher:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Imprint:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 26.00cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 18.00cm
Weight:   0.542kg
ISBN:  

9781611220339

ISBN 10:   1611220335
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   08 June 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Table of Contents

Preface; Adaptation of mesocarnivores (Mammalia: Carnivora) to agricultural landscapes of Mediterranean Europe & Southeastern Brazil: a trophic perspective; Factors affecting small carnivore occurrence & abundance in Mediterranean agricultural landscapes. Case studies in southern Portugal; Fruits & meso-carnivores in Mediterranean Europe; Ecology of Eurasian badgers (Meles meles) in rural areas of Western Switzerland; Middle-sized carnivores in mosaic landscapes: the case of Biscay (S W Europe); Predicting the spatial distribution of four sympatric species of mid-sized carnivores in an Amazonian deforestation frontier; A first approach to the Comparative ecology of the hoary fox & the crab-eating fox in a fragmented landscape in the Cerrado biome at central Brazil; Western Mediterranean landscapes: opportunities & challenges for carnivore conservation; Index.

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