Invasive Wild Pigs in North America
Ecology, Impacts, and Management
Herausgeber: Vercauteren, Kurt C; Ditchkoff, Stephen S; Beasley, James C
Invasive Wild Pigs in North America
Ecology, Impacts, and Management
Herausgeber: Vercauteren, Kurt C; Ditchkoff, Stephen S; Beasley, James C
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Wild pigs are an emerging issue as populations in North America and across the globe have grown very quickly in recent decades. Along with wild pigs come a multitude of costs that outweigh benefits. Feral swine cause significant damage to agriculture, livestock, natural resources, human safety, and property. This book covers all aspects of feral swine biology, ecology, history, strategies for management, as well as environmental and agricultural impacts. Current swine research demonstrates that a lack of control intervention results in significant damages and risks to important natural and agricultural resources.…mehr
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- Verlag: CRC Press
- Seitenzahl: 496
- Erscheinungstermin: 18. Dezember 2019
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 251mm x 175mm x 25mm
- Gewicht: 1247g
- ISBN-13: 9780367861735
- ISBN-10: 0367861739
- Artikelnr.: 58482516
- Verlag: CRC Press
- Seitenzahl: 496
- Erscheinungstermin: 18. Dezember 2019
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 251mm x 175mm x 25mm
- Gewicht: 1247g
- ISBN-13: 9780367861735
- ISBN-10: 0367861739
- Artikelnr.: 58482516
Acknowledgments
Editors
Contributors
Chapter 1 Introduction
Kurt C. VerCauteren, John J. Mayer, James C. Beasley, Stephen S. Ditchkoff,
Gary J. Roloff, and Bronson K. Strickland
Chapter 2 Wild Pig Taxonomy, Morphology, Genetics, and Physiology
John J. Mayer, Timothy J. Smyser, Antoinette J. Piaggio, and Stam M.
Zervanos
Chapter 3 Wild Pig Spatial Ecology and Behavior
Steven M. Gray, Gary J. Roloff, Robert A. Montgomery, James C. Beasley, and
Kim M. Pepin
Chapter 4 Wild Pig Population Dynamics
Nathan P. Snow, Ryan S. Miller, James C. Beasley, and Kim M. Pepin
Chapter 5 Diseases and Parasites That Impact Wild Pigs and Species They
Contact
Joseph L. Corn and Michael J. Yabsley
Chapter 6 The Naturalized Niche of Wild Pigs in North America
Peter E. Schlichting, James C. Beasley, and Kurt C. VerCauteren
Chapter 7 Wild Pig Damage to Resources
Bronson K. Strickland, Mark D. Smith, and Andrew L. Smith
Chapter 8 Management of Wild Pigs
Stephen S. Ditchkoff and Michael J. Bodenchuk
Chapter 9 Research Methods for Wild Pigs
James C. Beasley, Michael J. Lavelle, David A. Keiter, Kim M. Pepin,
Antoinette J. Piaggio, John C. Kilgo, and Kurt C. VerCauteren
Chapter 10 Human Dimensions and Education Associated with Wild Pigs in
North America
Michael T. Mengak and Craig A. Miller
Chapter 11 Wild Pig Policy and Legislation
Andrew L. Smith
Chapter 12 Wild Pigs in Western North America
Michael P. Glow, John J. Mayer, Bethany A. Friesenhahn, and Kurt C.
VerCauteren
Chapter 13 Wild Pigs in North-Central North America
Ryan K. Brook and Michael P. Glow
Chapter 14 Wild Pigs in Northeastern North America
Dwayne R. Etter, Melissa Nichols, and Karmen M. Hollis-Etter
Chapter 15 Wild Pigs in South-Central North America
Joshua A. Gaskamp, James C. Cathey, Billy Higginbotham, and Michael J.
Bodenchuk
Chapter 16 Wild Pigs in Southeastern North America
John J. Mayer, James C. Beasley, Raoul K. Boughton, and Stephen S.
Ditchkoff
Chapter 17 Wild Pigs in the Pacific Islands
Steven C. Hess, Nathaniel H. Wehr, and Creighton M. Litton
Chapter 18 Wild Pigs in Mexico and the Caribbean
J. Alfonso Ortega-S, Johanna Delgado-Acevedo, Jorge G. Villarreal-González,
Rafael Borroto-Páez, and Roberto Tamez-González
Chapter 19 Wild Pig Populations along the Urban Gradient
Jesse S. Lewis, Kurt C. VerCauteren, Robert M. Denkhaus, and John J. Mayer
Chapter 20 The Future of Wild Pigs in North America
Stephen S. Ditchkoff, James C. Beasley, John J. Mayer, Gary J. Roloff,
Bronson K. Strickland, and Kurt C. VerCauteren
Index
Acknowledgments
Editors
Contributors
Chapter 1 Introduction
Kurt C. VerCauteren, John J. Mayer, James C. Beasley, Stephen S. Ditchkoff,
Gary J. Roloff, and Bronson K. Strickland
Chapter 2 Wild Pig Taxonomy, Morphology, Genetics, and Physiology
John J. Mayer, Timothy J. Smyser, Antoinette J. Piaggio, and Stam M.
Zervanos
Chapter 3 Wild Pig Spatial Ecology and Behavior
Steven M. Gray, Gary J. Roloff, Robert A. Montgomery, James C. Beasley, and
Kim M. Pepin
Chapter 4 Wild Pig Population Dynamics
Nathan P. Snow, Ryan S. Miller, James C. Beasley, and Kim M. Pepin
Chapter 5 Diseases and Parasites That Impact Wild Pigs and Species They
Contact
Joseph L. Corn and Michael J. Yabsley
Chapter 6 The Naturalized Niche of Wild Pigs in North America
Peter E. Schlichting, James C. Beasley, and Kurt C. VerCauteren
Chapter 7 Wild Pig Damage to Resources
Bronson K. Strickland, Mark D. Smith, and Andrew L. Smith
Chapter 8 Management of Wild Pigs
Stephen S. Ditchkoff and Michael J. Bodenchuk
Chapter 9 Research Methods for Wild Pigs
James C. Beasley, Michael J. Lavelle, David A. Keiter, Kim M. Pepin,
Antoinette J. Piaggio, John C. Kilgo, and Kurt C. VerCauteren
Chapter 10 Human Dimensions and Education Associated with Wild Pigs in
North America
Michael T. Mengak and Craig A. Miller
Chapter 11 Wild Pig Policy and Legislation
Andrew L. Smith
Chapter 12 Wild Pigs in Western North America
Michael P. Glow, John J. Mayer, Bethany A. Friesenhahn, and Kurt C.
VerCauteren
Chapter 13 Wild Pigs in North-Central North America
Ryan K. Brook and Michael P. Glow
Chapter 14 Wild Pigs in Northeastern North America
Dwayne R. Etter, Melissa Nichols, and Karmen M. Hollis-Etter
Chapter 15 Wild Pigs in South-Central North America
Joshua A. Gaskamp, James C. Cathey, Billy Higginbotham, and Michael J.
Bodenchuk
Chapter 16 Wild Pigs in Southeastern North America
John J. Mayer, James C. Beasley, Raoul K. Boughton, and Stephen S.
Ditchkoff
Chapter 17 Wild Pigs in the Pacific Islands
Steven C. Hess, Nathaniel H. Wehr, and Creighton M. Litton
Chapter 18 Wild Pigs in Mexico and the Caribbean
J. Alfonso Ortega-S, Johanna Delgado-Acevedo, Jorge G. Villarreal-González,
Rafael Borroto-Páez, and Roberto Tamez-González
Chapter 19 Wild Pig Populations along the Urban Gradient
Jesse S. Lewis, Kurt C. VerCauteren, Robert M. Denkhaus, and John J. Mayer
Chapter 20 The Future of Wild Pigs in North America
Stephen S. Ditchkoff, James C. Beasley, John J. Mayer, Gary J. Roloff,
Bronson K. Strickland, and Kurt C. VerCauteren
Index