Overview
- Reviews key research of all known mammal species in Europe
- Explores history, current status and management strategies
- Includes distribution maps and photographs
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Handbook of the Mammals of Europe (HDBME)
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About this book
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.
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Reviews
“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)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
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.
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.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Mammals of Europe - Past, Present, and Future
Editors: Klaus Hackländer, Frank E. Zachos
Series Title: Handbook of the Mammals of Europe
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00281-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Reference Module Biomedical and Life Sciences
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-00280-0Published: 14 July 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-00281-7Published: 13 July 2020
Series ISSN: 2730-7387
Series E-ISSN: 2730-7395
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 118
Number of Illustrations: 11 b/w illustrations, 5 illustrations in colour
Topics: Animal Ecology, Zoology, Biodiversity, Conservation Biology/Ecology