Extinctions and invasions a social history of British fauna

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

Other author/creator	O'Connor, Terry (Archaeologist)
Other author/creator	Sykes, Naomi Jane.
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Oxford : Windgather Press ; Oakville, CT : [Distributor], David Brown Book Company,
Description	viii, 245 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Extinct animals--Great Britain --History. Introduced animals--Great Britain --History. Animal ecology--Great Britain. Biological invasions--Great Britain. Human-animal relationships--Great Britain. Animals--Adaptation --Great Britain.

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.
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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-231) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2012419310
ISBN	9781905119318 (pbk.)
ISBN	1905119313 (pbk.)

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