LEADER 02759oam 2200493 450 001 9910790973103321 005 20190911112729.0 010 $a981-4522-57-0 035 $a(OCoLC)869281736 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL8RDD 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001191471 100 $a20130516h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRevealed biodiversity $ean economic history of the human impact /$fEric L. Jones, Emeritus Professor, La Trobe University and former Professorial Fellow Melbourne Business School, University of Melbourne 210 1$aNew Jersey :$cWorld Scientific,$d[2014] 210 4$d?2014 215 $a1 online resource (xxxiv, 257 pages) 225 0 $aGale eBooks 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a981-4522-56-2 311 $a1-306-39643-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aEnvironmental 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. 330 $aRevealed 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 agricu 606 $aAgriculture$xEnvironmental aspects$xHistory 606 $aAgriculture$xEconomic aspects$xHistory 606 $aNature$xEffect of human beings on$xHistory 606 $aHuman ecology$xHistory 615 0$aAgriculture$xEnvironmental aspects$xHistory. 615 0$aAgriculture$xEconomic aspects$xHistory. 615 0$aNature$xEffect of human beings on$xHistory. 615 0$aHuman ecology$xHistory. 676 $a333.95 700 $aJones$b E. L$g(Eric Lionel)$0110935 801 0$bMiFhGG 801 1$bMiFhGG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910790973103321 996 $aRevealed biodiversity$93859303 997 $aUNINA