The double-crested cormorant plight of a feathered pariah / Linda R. Wires ; with original illustrations by Barry Kent MacKay.
| Author/creator | Wires, Linda R. |
| Other author | MacKay, Barry Kent, 1943- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New Haven : Yale University Press, [2014] |
| Description | xviii, 349 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Aristotle's raven : an introduction to cormorants -- The double-crested cormorant -- European colonization and the making of a pariah -- From Audubon to conservation : the first wave of recovery -- Reversal of fortunes : another decline and the second recovery -- Fish ponds and reservoirs : the context for conflict on the wintering grounds -- Animal damage control and the first standing depredation order for cormorants -- Conflicts on the breeding grounds -- The second standing depredation order for cormorants -- A half million and counting : implementation of management policies in the United States -- Looking north to Canada : limitations to management beyond the 49th parallel -- Untangling the mysteries between predator and prey -- Adaptive management : a process gone awry -- Back to the wintering grounds : liberties with science and policy -- Engineer or destroyer : the case of the catastrophic ecosystem flip -- Opening Pandora's box : some ethical implications of cormorant management -- Afterword : What future for cormorants?. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-335) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2013957500 |
| ISBN | 9780300187113 |
| ISBN | 0300187114 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |