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Muntjac and Water Deer - Natural History, Environmental Impact and Management (Paperback)
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Muntjac and Water Deer - Natural History, Environmental Impact and Management (Paperback)
Series: Pelagic Monographs
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Muntjac and water deer were introduced to Britain from East Asia.
This book provides a comprehensive overview of their natural
history and the management of their environmental impacts. In
lowland England, muntjac deer are one of the drivers of changes in
woodland structure and species composition, and many of the
principles relating to such woodland impact are also applicable to
the activities of other species of deer. Interest in environmental
impacts of deer is not solely restricted to woodlands. The highest
densities of water deer occur in wetlands, where there is potential
for conflict, and considerable numbers are also found on
agricultural land. Muntjac have also settled in suburbia and
frequently cause impacts there. Conservationists and national
decision makers are concerned both about invasive alien species and
about increasing deer populations. The first section covers the
natural history of both species including: breeding biology, deer
in the field, colonisation of Britain, a detailed look at
colonisation in a single county, methods for studying deer
populations and a review of deer population numbers. The second
section covers environmental impact: risk assessment, impact
management, control of muntjac, effect of muntjac browsing and
grazing, habitat recovery from muntjac impacts and a study on the
impacts of water deer. The section concludes with an overview of
management and monitoring. The costs and benefits of both species
are discussed, and questions asked about whether we are getting on
top of problems caused by muntjac (locally and nationally) and will
water deer turn out to be similar to muntjac? Attitudes and
approaches to these species are changing: with water deer we are
actively studying whether it might be an environmental problem, not
waiting until after it has obviously become one. What will happen
to distribution, numbers, impacts and attitudes in the future? Will
water deer ever become a suburban animal? What does the future hold
for water deer in China and Korea - and how important is the
English population as a global conservation resource?
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