Invasive predators in New Zealand : disaster on four small paws / Carolyn M. King.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

King, C. M. (Carolyn M.), author.

Series:

Palgrave studies in world environmental history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biological invasions.

History.

Animal introduction--Environmental aspects.

Animal introduction.

Mammal pests.

Endemic animals.

Predatory animals.

Introduced animals.

New Zealand.

Introduced animals--New Zealand--History.

Predatory animals--New Zealand.

Endemic animals--Effect of predation on--New Zealand--History.

Mammal pests--New Zealand--History.

Animal introduction--Environmental aspects--New Zealand--History.

Biological invasions--Environmental aspects--New Zealand--History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xxxiv, 343 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (some colour) ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2019]

Contents:

Part I. The years before Cook. 1. Introduction (82 million years ago to AD 1280) ; 2. The Māori era (1280-1769)

Part II. The years of accidental invasion. 3. Reconstructing invasion histories from European shipping records (1769-1900) and genetics (since 2000) ; 4. European rats (since 1769) ; 5. House mice (since about 1792) ; 6. Cats (1769-1900)

Part III. The years of deliberate introduction. 7. Rabbits (1860-1900) ; 8. Ferrets (1852-1892) ; 9. Stoats and weasels (1876-1883) ; 10. Stoats and weasels (1883-1892) ; 11. Lucky escapes and nasty surprises (1884-1920)

Part IV. 4. What now? 12. Hard lessons in pest management (1976-2019)

Appendix: List of species mentioned in the text.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9783030321376

3030321371

OCLC:

1114890549