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Comprehensive literature citations are included at the end of every chapterINTRODUCTION: A NEW WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PARADIGMA Snapshot of the Urban Wildlife Management LandscapeThe Need for a Comprehensive Treatment of Urban Wildlife ManagementUnderstanding and Meeting the Future Challenges of Wildlife ManagementSidebar: Job Description for an Urban Wildlife BiologistSECTION I - URBAN LANDSCAPESWildlife Management: Past and PresentA Brief History of Wildlife Management in North America, Rise of the American Conservation Movement, Changing Wildlife Values, A New Kind of Wildlife, The Unique Ecology of Urban Wildlife, Special Challenges for Wildlife Management within Urban Settings,Management ConsiderationsCase Study: Downtown DeerThe Changing Landscape of Wildlife ManagementDemographic Factors That Set the Stage for Urban Wildlife Management, The Separation of People and Wildlife, The Need for Wildlife Management in Urban Areas, The Need for Public Education Programs about Urban Wildlife, Outcomes of Human-WildlifeEncounters, Urbanites Need to Reconnect with the Natural World, Urban Wildlife Species Are Increasing Sometimes to Nuisance Levels, Some Insights into the Magnitude of Urban Wildlife Problems, Wildlife as a Dominant Focus of Wildlife Professionals, TheInfrastructure for Urban Wildlife Management Is MissingPerspective Essay: Human-Wildlife Interactions in the 1950sCase Study: Neighborhood Moose Killed by KindnessSECTION II - URBAN ECOSYSTEMSEcosystem Principles Structure, Functions, and ServicesEcological Principles, Ecosystem Structure, Symbiotic Relationships, Biotic Communities, Ecosystem Function, Ecosystem ServicesPerspective Essays: For the Love Of Lawns; People and Wildlife - The Lesser AnteaterPrinciples of Population DynamicsSurvival, Adaptations, Density, Factors Affecting Population Densities; Effects of Habitat Fragmentation, Supplemental Feeding, Animal Damage Control Activities, and Environmental Pollutants on Wildlife Population DynamicsSECTION III - URBAN HABITATS AND HAZARDSSpecial Habitat Considerations - Green SpacesRemnant Habitat Patches, Successional Habitat Patches, Managed Habitat PatchesPerspective Essay: Birds in Texas CemeteriesSpecial Habitat Considerations - Gray SpacesBuildings,Windows, Towers, Roads and Highways; Landfills, Dumpsters, Garbage Cans; AirportsPerspectives: The Peregrine Story; Home Composting on a Small ScaleSpecial Habitat Considerations - Urban Streams and SoilsThe Water Cycle - Nature's Filter, Abiotic Effects of Urbanization on Stream Ecology, Biotic Effects of Urbanization on Stream Ecology, Caring For the Water Cycle, Impacts of Urbanization on Soil Structure and Function, Physical Processes That InfluenceUrban Soil, Taking Better Care of Urban SoilPerspective Essay: Darwin's EarthwormsSECTION IV - SOCIOPOLITICAL ISSUESHuman Dimensions in Urban Wildlife ManagementThe "People Factor," Conducting Human