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Cumulative Effects in Wildlife Management - Impact Mitigation (Paperback)
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Cumulative Effects in Wildlife Management - Impact Mitigation (Paperback)
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As humans continue to encroach on wildlands, quality and quantity
of wildlife habitat decreases before our eyes. A housing
development here, a shopping mall there, a few more trees cut here,
another road put in there, each of these diminishes available
habitat. Unless the cumulative effects of multiple simultaneous
development projects are recognized and incorporated at the
beginning of project development, we will continue to see wildlife
habitat disappear at unprecedented rates. Divided into two parts,
Cumulative Effects in Wildlife Management emphasizes the importance
of recognizing cumulative effects and highlights the necessity of
their bearing on future policy. It begins with an outline of the
differences between direct, indirect, and cumulative effects of
anthropogenic impacts on wildlife habitat and addresses the
similarities and differences in US and Canadian policies, legal and
economic ramifications, and the confusion that stems from lack of
consideration, communication, and forward planning. Section 1 also
describes the current standard means of quantifying cumulative
effects as proposed by the Council on Environmental Quality.
Section 2 presents a series of case studies that deepen our
appreciation of how anthropogenic influences interconnect and how
this heightened level of understanding influences our ability to
make informed decisions. Case studies include cumulative effects in
the Canadian Arctic, border issues with Mexico, suburban and
exurban landscapes, scenic resources, and the cumulative impacts of
energy development on sage-grouse. Without a conscious knowledge of
what is happening around us, we will not be able to incorporate an
effective land ethic, and natural resources will be the ultimate
loser. Cumulative Effects in Wildlife Management brings to light
the crucial connections between human expansion and habitat
destruction for those managers and practi
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