Man-elephant conflict : a case study from forests in West Bengal, India

• 作者： Das Chatterjee, Nilanjana, author.
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  • SpringerBriefs in environmental science.
• 出版： Cham : Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer
• 叢書名： SpringerBriefs in environmental science,
• 主題： Elephants--India--West Bengal. , Human-animal relationships--India--West Bengal. , Elephants--Effect of human beings on. , Environment. , Environmental Management. , Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management. , Geographical Information Systems/Cartography. , Animal Ecology. , Forestry Management. , Landscape Ecology.
• ISBN： 9783319311623 (electronic bk.) 、 9783319311616 (paper)
• 資料類型: 電子書
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• 摘要註: This book sheds new light on the causes and consequences of elephant migration in the Panchet Forest Division of Bankura District in West Bengal, India- an area characterized by fragmented forested landscape modified by agriculture and settlement expansion. Anthropogenic activities result in the decline in quality and coverage of forests, loss of biodiversity and removal of forest corridors which ultimately restrict or modify the movement of elephants causing a forceful change of their habitats. A major objective of this monograph is to identify the characteristics of man-elephant conflicts in terms of land use change, cropping patterns, ecological characteristics of the fragmented dry deciduous forest, trends and patterns of elephant migration, and livelihood patterns of the inhabitants in the affected areas. Readers will discover insights into changes in the behavioral pattern of elephants and local people in the conflict ridden zones, and how this influences food selection. Through this book we also learn about rational management strategies that can be employed on the local and national level to mitigate human-elephant conflicts. Ecologists, landscape conservation planners and environmental managers engaged in the conservation of large vertebrates in fragmenting an d human-dominated landscapes will find this book valuable.
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