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Title Wildlife in airport environments : preventing animal-aircraft collisions through science-based management / edited by Travis L. DeVault, Bradley F. Blackwell, and Jerrold L. Belant
Published Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 181 pages) : illustrations
Series Wildlife management and conservation series
Wildlife management and conservation (Series)
Contents Cover -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 The History of Wildlife Strikes and Management at Airports -- PART I: Wildlife Management Techniques -- 2 Behavior and Physiology in the Development and Application of Visual Deterrents at Airports -- 3 Effectiveness of Chemical Repellents in Managing Birds at Airports -- 4 Tactile and Auditory Repellents to Reduce Wildlife Hazards to Aircraft -- 5 Excluding Mammals from Airports -- 6 Wildlife Translocation as a Management Alternative at Airports
7 Population Management to Reduce the Risk of Wildlife�Aircraft CollisionsPART II: Managing Resources -- 8 Identification and Management of Wildlife Food Resources at Airports -- 9 Managing Airport Stormwater to Reduce Attraction to Wildlife -- 10 Managing Turfgrass to Reduce Wildlife Hazards at Airports -- 11 Wildlife Conservation and Alternative Land Uses at Airports -- PART III: Wildlife Monitoring -- 12 Understanding Animal Movements at and near Airports -- 13 Radar Technology to Monitor Hazardous Birds at Airports -- 14 Avian Survey Methods for Use at Airports
15 Conclusions and Future DirectionsAppendix. Regulations for Wildlife Management at Airports -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W -- X -- Y
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Airports -- Bird control.
Wildlife pests -- Control.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
Airports -- Bird control
Wildlife pests -- Control
Aéroports -- Oiseaux -- Lutte contre.
Form Electronic book
Author DeVault, Travis L., 1974- editor.
Blackwell, Bradley F., 1962- editor.
Belant, Jerrold L., 1963- editor.
ISBN 9781421410838
1421410834
1421410834