Behaviour and Ecology of Riparian Mammals: 71 (Symposia of the Zoological Society of London, Series Number 71) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521631017 ISBN 13: 9780521631013

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1998

Synopsis

Many mammals, such as otters, live in close association with rivers and streams, feeding in them, or using them as a place of safety or means of escape from predators. The distinct adaptations that riparian mammals have evolved in order to live in these environments also handicap them for living elsewhere. They are therefore threatened by alterations to their environment. In recent years our rivers have become highly polluted, and with bankside modifications for agriculture and forestry, enhanced or decreased water flow, and use for recreation, they become less and less suitable for these highly specialized animals. This 1998 book looks at the habitat utilization, adaptation, feeding ecology and conservation status of a range of riparian mammals, and will give insights into the problems facing these fascinating animals, and how they might be overcome.

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Book Description

Many mammals live in close association with rivers and streams and are highly adapted to this existence. However pollution and other human uses of their habitats threatens their existence. This 1998 book examines the behaviour and ecology of a range of these fascinating animals worldwide.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521631017
• ISBN 13: 9780521631013
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 402
• Editor: Dunstone Nigel, Gorman Martyn L.