03085nam 2200637 450 991045365900332120200520144314.0981-4522-57-0(CKB)2550000001191471(EBL)1611966(SSID)ssj0000952308(PQKBManifestationID)11559909(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000952308(PQKBWorkID)10903180(PQKB)11592248(MiAaPQ)EBC1611966(WSP)00008890(Au-PeEL)EBL1611966(CaPaEBR)ebr10832762(CaONFJC)MIL570894(OCoLC)869905324(EXLCZ)99255000000119147120130516h20142014 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrRevealed biodiversity an economic history of the human impact /Eric L JonesHackensack, New Jersey :World Scientific Publishing Company,[2014]©20141 online resource (292 p.)Description based upon print version of record.981-4522-56-2 1-306-39643-3 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Environmental crisis -- Environmental decline -- The example of English butterflies -- Commodity landscapes -- Agricultural history -- Drainage and wildlife exploitation in the Netherlands and England -- The shooting industry -- The angling industry -- Europe's overseas expansion -- Ecological history of the USA -- Recent ecological history of East Asia -- Modern agricultural prospects with special reference to Brazil -- Joint conservation of wildlife and ancient wildlife harvesting practices.Revealed Biodiversity: An Economic History of the Human Impact aims to show that for several centuries environmental conditions have been substantially the product of economic fluctuations. It contests the notion of perpetual decline in species composition. The arguments are supported by far more precise historical detail than is usual in books about ecology. The need to take the gains to human society into account when assessing environmental change is strongly emphasized. The book features case studies including England, the Netherlands, USA, East Asia, Brazil, and the areas of modern agricuAgricultureEnvironmental aspectsHistoryAgricultureEconomic aspectsHistoryNatureEffect of human beings onHistoryHuman ecologyHistoryElectronic books.AgricultureEnvironmental aspectsHistory.AgricultureEconomic aspectsHistory.NatureEffect of human beings onHistory.Human ecologyHistory.333.95Jones E. L(Eric Lionel)110935MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453659003321Revealed biodiversity2261391UNINA