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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465166403321

Titolo

Trees, forested landscapes and grazing animals : a European perspective on woodlands and grazed treescapes / / edited by Ian D. Rotherham

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Earthscan from Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

0-203-10290-8

1-299-27941-4

1-136-24222-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (428 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RotherhamIan D

Disciplina

636.08/45

Soggetti

Grazing - Environmental aspects - Europe - History

Browsing (Animal behavior) - Environmental aspects - Europe - History

Forests and forestry - Europe - History

Landscapes - Europe - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. Grazed treed landscapes -- pt. II. The lessons of history -- pt. III. Landscape dynamics -- pt. IV. Case studies -- pt. V. Conservation, management and wildscapes -- pt. VI. Summary and conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

In this comprehensive book, the critical components of the European landscape - forest, parkland, and other grazed landscapes with trees are addressed. The book considers the history of grazed treed landscapes, of large grazing herbivores in Europe, and the implications of the past in shaping our environment today and in the future. Debates on the types of anciently grazed landscapes in Europe, and what they tell us about past and present ecology, have been especially topical and controversial recently. This treatment brings the current discussions and the latest research to a much wider au