Double-Crested Cormorant - Symbol of Ecological Conflict

Informationen zum Autor Dennis Wild is the author of dozens of outdoor articles in publications such as American Angler , New England Game and Fish , Hudson Valley Magazine , and Nation's Best Sports Outdoor . He is a regular contributor for On the Water , for which he created an online fishing tips column. He holds a degree in zoology from the State University of New York at New Paltz and lives with his wife, Ellen, in the mid-Hudson Valley region of New York State. Klappentext Tells the story of the survival, recovery, astonishing success, and controversial status of the double-crested cormorant. After surviving near extinction driven by DDT and other contaminants from the 1940s through the early 1970s, the cormorant has made an unprecedented comeback from mere dozens to a population in the millions, bringing the bird again into direct conflict with humans. Zusammenfassung The struggle of a maligned and mistreated bird to compete with human interests

Product details

• Authors: Dennis Wild
• Assisted by: Dennis Wild (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of Michigan Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.02.2012
• EAN: 9780472117635
• ISBN: 978-0-472-11763-5
• No. of pages: 274
• Subjects: Guides > Nature > Nature guide; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology