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UNINA9910814874303321 |
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Titolo |
Trees, forested landscapes and grazing animals : a European perspective on woodlands and grazed treescapes / / edited by Ian D. Rotherham |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Abingdon, Oxon : , : Earthscan from Routledge, , 2013 |
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ISBN |
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0-203-10290-8 |
1-299-27941-4 |
1-136-24222-8 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (428 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Grazing - Environmental aspects - Europe - History |
Browsing (Animal behavior) - Environmental aspects - Europe - History |
Forests and forestry - Europe - History |
Landscapes - Europe - History |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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