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- Gives an overview on preservation and restitution of the European bison
- Written by experts in the field
- Only comprehensive volume on the topic ?
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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About this book
The mighty and majestic European bison is the relictual embodiment of the wildness of prehistoric Europe. Tragically, the millennia since that time have seen so many species driven to extinction by human impacts, and the European bison has only narrowly avoided the same fate. Today, the species represents the symbolic sentinel of successful conservation actions in a world in which such achievements remain few and far between.
From an early stage in the restitution of the European bison, husband-and-wife team Małgorzata Krasińska and Zbigniew A. Krasiński have been participating in relevant management initiatives and researching all facets of the bison, from its morphology and diet, to its movements, social life and reproduction, and the conservation management actions that have been taken to save it. Now they have summarised this wealth of knowledge on the species, giving rise to a publication ideal for students, professional biologists and conservationists, but also for all nature enthusiasts.
This new edition of the monograph offers extensively updated content taking into account research carried out on the European bison in the last few years. Also featured, a new chapter devoted to knowledge of the genetics of the species drawn up by Małgorzata Tokarska of the Białowieża-based Mammal Research Institute PAS.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: European Bison
Book Subtitle: The Nature Monograph
Authors: Małgorzata Krasińska, Zbigniew A. Krasiński
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36555-3
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-36554-6Published: 03 July 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-42907-1Published: 14 July 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-36555-3Published: 19 June 2013
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XV, 380
Additional Information: Originally published by Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Białowieża, 2007
Topics: Zoology, Animal Ecology, Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management, Conservation Biology/Ecology, Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Science