Revealed biodiversity : an economic history of the human impact / / Eric L Jones

• Autore: Jones E. L (Eric Lionel)
• Pubblicazione: Hackensack, New Jersey : , : World Scientific Publishing Company, , [2014]; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (292 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.95
• Soggetto topico: Agriculture - Environmental aspects - History; Agriculture - Economic aspects - History; Nature - Effect of human beings on - History; Human ecology - History
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 agricu
• Titolo autorizzato: Revealed biodiversity
• ISBN: 981-4522-57-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910453659003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II