The return of the unicorns : the natural history and conservation of the greater one-horned rhinoceros /

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"Since 1984, Eric Dinerstein has led the team directly responsible for the recovery of the greater one-horned rhinoceros in Royal Chitwan National Park in Nepal, where the population had once declined to as few as 100 rhinos. The Return of the Unicorns is an account of what it takes to save end...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dinerstein, Eric, 1952-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, [2003]
Colección:Biology and resource management in the tropics series.
Temas:
Indian rhinoceros.
Endangered species > Asia.
Wildlife conservation > Nepal > Royal Chitwan National Park.
Wildlife conservation.
Rhinocéros de l'Inde.
Faune > Protection.
Faune > Protection > Népal > Parc national de Chitawan.
NATURE > Environmental Conservation & Protection.
Endangered species
Indian rhinoceros
Wildlife conservation
Artenschutz
Indisches Panzernashorn
Asia
Nepal > Royal Chitwan National Park
Royal Chitwan National Park
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword / George B. Schaller
  • Vanishing Mammals, Vanishing Landscapes
  • Vanishing Mammals: The Rise and Fall of the Rhinoceros
  • Culture, Conservation, and the Demand for Rhinoceros Horn
  • Vanishing Landscapes: The Floodplain Ecosystem of the Terai
  • The Biology of an Endangered Megaherbivore
  • Size and Sexual Dimorphism in Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros
  • The Biology of an Extinction-Prone Species: Facing Demographic, Genetic, and Environmental Threats
  • Life on the Floodplain: Spacing and Ranging Behavior, Feeding Ecology, and Activity Patterns
  • Male Dominance, Reproductive Success, and the "Incisor-Size Hypothesis"
  • Endangered Phenomena: Rhinoceros as Landscape Architects
  • The Recovery of Endangered Large Mammal Populations and Their Habitats in Asia
  • Does Privately Owned Ecotourism Support Conservation of Charismatic Large Mammals?
  • Making Room for Megafauna: Promoting Local Guardianship of Endangered Species and Landscape-Scale Conservation
  • The Recovery of Rhinoceros and Other Large Asian Mammals
  • Measurements and Other Physical Features of Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros Captured in Royal Chitwan National Park
  • Demographic and Genetic Data
  • Seasonal Home Range and Daily Movements
  • A Profile of Rhinoceros Behavior
  • Reproductive Histories of Adult Female Rhinoceros.

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