Názov/Title: Biology of Hunting Game

Autor(i)/Author(s): Jaroslav Slamečka

Typ dokumentu/Document Type: Učebné texty/Textbooks

ISBN: 978-80-552-2681-1

Vydavateľ/Publisher: Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Slovakia

Rok, strany/PY, pages: 2023, 117 p.

Publikované online/Published on-line: 2024-01-18

Jazyk/Language: eng

Poďakovanie/Akcnowledgements: The publication of this textbook was supported by KEGA grant No. 047SPU-4/2021 "Support of animal science higher education for foreign students".

Popis/Description: Hunting game is part of the natural wealth of the Slovak Republic. A relatively small area of 49,035 km^² is home to a wide variety of species that are incorporated into the Hunting Act. They inhabit various types of habitats, fr om lowlands to the highest peaks of our country. As a developed country in Europe, Slovakia is also characterized by strong anthropic pressure on the natural environment. Changes in living conditions are also gradually affecting wildlife populations, which are forced to adapt to these conditions. Habitats are ost affected by forestry and agriculture. The presented scripts describe individual hunting species of birds and mammals, which we refer to as feathered and furred game. At the beginning of each section, the characteristics of birds and mammals are described. We are talking about body structure, body cover, developmental peculiarities,reproduction, nutrition, migrations. For each species, a Latin name is given for better orientation of foreign students. Each species is illustrated witha photo. In the scripts, the reader will indinformation about the distribution in Europe and in our country, about abundance, reproduction, and food for each species. The bags of individual species or their degree of conservation are also indicated. The evolution of population numbers in our conditions is also assessed. The social value of individual species expresses mainly biological, ecological, and cultural value, considering their rarity and endangerment. International students can compare biological and population data with the data from their countries. Scripts are also a suitable comparative document for foreign scientific studies.

Kľúčové slová/Keywords: hunting game, animal biology, wildlife populations, textbooks

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