1st Edition

The Great Eagles Their Evolution, Ecology and Conservation

By Michael O'Neal Campbell Copyright 2022
648 Pages 72 Color & 677 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

648 Pages 72 Color & 677 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

648 Pages 72 Color & 677 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

This book examines the current literature and knowledge on the evolution and ecology of all the birds named as eagles, with particular emphasis on the larger species. It also examines the past and current relations between eagles and people, including habitat change and conservation issues. Eagle ecologies and conservation are currently seriously impacted by human activities such as... Read more

Part 1: Eagle Classification, Genetics and Ecology  1. Systematic List of the "True Eagles" (Subfamily Aquilinae; Genus Aquila)  2. Systematic List of the "Booted Eagles" (Subfamily Aquilinae; Genera Hieraaetus, Spizaetus, Nisaetus, Lophaetus, Clanga, Ictinaetus, Stephanoaetus, Polemaetus and Lophotriorchis)  3. Systematic List of the Serpent Eagles Circaetinae: Genera Circaetus, Eutriorchis, Pithecophaga, Spilornis, Terathopius  4. Systematic List of the Sea Eagles Subfamily Haliaeetinae; Genus Haliaeetus  5. Systematic List of the Harpy Eagles Subfamily Harpiinae; Genera Harpia, Morphnus, Harpyopsis, and Buteogallus (formerly HarpyhaliaetusPart 2: Eagles and Their Ecological Relations  6. Eagles and Their Competitors  7. Climate, Relief, Landcover and Eagles  Part 3: Eagles and Conservation Issues  8. Eagles and Cultural Landscapes  9. Eagles and Environmental Chemistry  10. Eagle Ecology and Geomatics-Based Research  11. Eagles as Individuals and Free Spatial Agents  12. Eagles in Social History and Conservation 

Biography

Michael O'Neal Campbell is a lecturer at Simon Fraser University, Canada. His research interests include human relations with large carnivores, and habitat changes under land use development.