Extinctions and invasions [electronic resource] : a social history of British fauna / edited by Terry O'Connor and Naomi Sykes.
O'Connor, T. P. (Terence Patrick), 1954-; Sykes, Naomi Jane.
2010
QL88.15.G7 E98 2010eb
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Title Extinctions and invasions [electronic resource] : a social history of British fauna / edited by Terry O'Connor and Naomi Sykes.
ISBN 9781905119318 (pbk.)
1905119313 (pbk.)
9781905119790 (e-book)
Publication Details Oxford : Windgather Press ; Oakville, Conn. : [Distributor], David Brown Book Co., c2010.
Language English
Description viii, 245 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.)
Call Number QL88.15.G7 E98 2010eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 591.941
Summary Drawing on new research in the fields of archaeology, ecology and history, this book examines how human society, culture, diet, lifestyles and even whole landscapes were fundamentally shaped by the animal extinctions and introductions that occurred in Britain since the last Ice Age.
Note Drawing on new research in the fields of archaeology, ecology and history, this book examines how human society, culture, diet, lifestyles and even whole landscapes were fundamentally shaped by the animal extinctions and introductions that occurred in Britain since the last Ice Age.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-231) and index.
Access Note Access limited to authorized users.
Added Author O'Connor, T. P. (Terence Patrick), 1954-
Sykes, Naomi Jane.
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Introduction : the British Fauna in a Changing World / Terry O'Connor
The Horse / Robin Bendrey
Donkeys and Mules / Cluny Johnstone
The Aurochs and Domestic Cattle / Anthony J. Legge
The Elk / Andrew C. Kitchener
Red Deer on Scottish Islands / Jacqui Mulville
European Fallow Deer / Naomi Sykes
The Wild Boar / Umberto Albarella
The Wolf / Aleksander G. Pluskowski
The Lynx / David Hetherington
Wildcats, Domestic and Feral Cats / Terry O'Connor
The Brown Bear / Andy Hammon
The European Beaver / Bryony Coles
The Rabbit / Julie Curl
The House Mouse / Terry O'Connor
The Black Rat / Kevin Rielly
Extinct Birds / Dale Serjeantson
Bird Introductions / Kristopher Poole
Freshwater Fish / Alison Locker
Land and Freshwater Molluscs / Paul Davis
Insects / Nicki Whitehouse
Conclusion / Derek W. Yalden.

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