Mammals of Europe - Past, Present, and Future

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. The New Handbook of the Mammals of Europe: Background and Introduction

   • Klaus Hackländer, Frank E. Zachos

   Pages 1-7

3. A History of Mammal Research in Europe

   • Rainer Hutterer, Boris Kryštufek

   Pages 9-30

4. Mammalian Phylogenetics: A Short Overview of Recent Advances

   • Frank E. Zachos

   Pages 31-48

5. Mammal Habitats in Europe: Geology, Vegetation, and Climate

   • Karl-Georg Bernhardt

   Pages 49-81

6. Late Pleistocene and Holocene History of Mammals in Europe

   • Robert S. Sommer

   Pages 83-98

7. Management of European Mammals

   • Klaus Hackländer, Arie Trouwborst

   Pages 99-113

8. Back Matter

   Pages 115-117

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This introductory volume provides an overview about the history and current status of European mammals, as well as management strategies. The remaining volumes cover comprehensive overviews of each species’ biology including paleontology, physiology, genetics, reproduction and development, ecology, habitat, diet, mortality and age determination. Their economic significance and management, as well as future challenges for research and management are also addressed. Each chapter includes a distribution map, a photograph of the animal and key literature. This authoritative handbook provides a timely and detailed description of all European mammals and will appeal to academics and students in mammal research, as well as to professionals dealing with mammal management, including control, use and conservation.

• Mammal Taxonomy
• Mammal Habitats
• Mammal History
• Conservation Status
• Management
• History of Mammal Research
• Europe

“This first book raises anticipation for subsequent volumes in the series, and it will be interesting to read what the authors write about ungulates, especially wild boars.” (Thiemo Braasch, Suiform Soundings, Vol. 19 (2), March 28, 2021)

• Institute of Wildlife Biology and Game Managment, Department of Integrative Biology and Biodiversity Research, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria

  Klaus Hackländer

• Mammal Collection, Department of Evolutionary Biology, Natural History Museum Vienna, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

  Frank E. Zachos

Klaus Hackländer studied Zoology at Philipps University Marburg/Lahn and the University of Vienna. He is currently a Full Professor of Wildlife Biology and Wildlife Management at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, where he also coordinates the master’s degree program on Wildlife Ecology and Wildlife Management. Hackländer is a member of numerous mammalogical societies and served as president of the German Society for Mammalian Biology from 2009 to 2016. He was Editor-in Chief of the journal Mammal Review from 2009 to 2015 and has coedited two books on the Lagomorpha, his favorite mammalian taxon. Hackländer’s research covers all aspects of mammalian biology, including ecology, behavior, physiology, diseases, and management.



Frank E. Zachos is head of the Mammal Collection at the Natural History Museum Vienna, Austria, affiliated lecturer at the University of Vienna and affiliated professor at the Department of Genetics at the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein, South Africa. He studied biology, history of science and philosophy in Kiel and Jena, Germany, and received his PhD in zoology in 2005. In 2009, he completed his habilitation for zoology and evolutionary biology. His main research topics comprise the intraspecific biodiversity, phylogeography, population genetics and conservation of mammals and birds, with a particular focus on red deer and other ungulates. He also has a long-standing interest in species concepts and the species problem as well as other theoretical and philosophical issues in evolutionary biology and systematics. He was the editor-in-chief of the journal Mammalian Biology from 2007 to 2021, and he is currently the editor of the Mammalia series within the Handbook of Zoology.

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