Extinctions and invasions : a social history of British fauna / edited by Terry O'Connor and Naomi Sykes.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

O'Connor, Terry (Archaeologist)

Sykes, Naomi Jane.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Extinct animals--Great Britain--History.

Extinct animals.

Introduced animals--Great Britain--History.

Introduced animals.

Animal ecology--Great Britain.

Animal ecology.

Biological invasions--Great Britain.

Biological invasions.

Human-animal relationships--Great Britain.

Human-animal relationships.

Animals--Adaptation--Great Britain.

Animals.

Animals--Adaptation.

History.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

viii, 245 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Windgather Press ; Oakville, CT : [Distributor], David Brown Book Company, [2010]

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.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction -The British Fauna in a Changing World / Terry O'Connor

2. The Horse / Robin Bendrey

3. Donkeys and Mules / Cluny Johnstone

4. The Aurochs and Domestic Cattle / Anthony J. Legge

5. The Elk / Andrew C. Kitchener

6. Red Deer on Scottish Islands / Jacqui Mulville

7. European Fallow Deer / Naomi Sykes

8. The Wild Boar / Umberto Albarella

9. The Wolf / Aleksander G. Pluskowski

10. The Lynx / David Hetherington

11. Wildcats, Domestic and Feral Cats / Terry O'Connor

12. The Brown Bear / Andy Hammon

13. The European Beaver / Bryony Coles

14. The Rabbit / Julie Curl

15. The House Mouse / Terry O'Connor

16. The Black Rat / Kevin Rielly

17. Extinct Birds / Dale Serjeantson

18. Bird Introductions / Kristopher Poole

19. Freshwater Fish / Alison Locker

20. Land and Freshwater Molluscs / Paul Davis

21. Insects / Nicki Whitehouse

22. Conclusion / Derek W. Yalden.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [197]-231) and index.

ISBN:

1905119313

9781905119318

OCLC:

520769004

Publisher Number:

99947455948