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

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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.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (257 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Oxford : Windgather Press ; Oakville, Conn. : [Distributor], David Brown Book Co., c2010.
Language Note:
English
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:
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.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-231) and index.
ISBN:
1-299-45389-9
1-905119-79-8
OCLC:
839389157

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