Pubbl/distr/stampa	Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (viii, 320 pages) : illustrations, maps
Disciplina	930.1
Altri autori (Persone)	BrajeTodd J. <1976-> RickTorben C
Soggetto topico	Marine mammal remains (Archaeology) - Northwest Coast of North America Seals (Animals) - Effect of human beings on - Northwest Coast of North America - History Sea otter - Effect of human beings on - Northwest Coast of North America - History Hunting, Prehistoric - Northwest Coast of North America Paleoecology - Northwest Coast of North America
Soggetto non controllato	alaska animal populations animals aquatic animals archaeological sites archaeology coast conservation ecology environment environmental issues environmentalism history indigenous culture indigenous peoples life sciences mammals marine animals marine mammals marine native americans natural history natural world nature nonfiction ocean animals ocean pacific coast pinnipeds science sea lions sea otters seals wildlife zoology
ISBN	1-283-27804-9 9786613278043 0-520-94897-1
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Frontmatter -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1. People, Pinnipeds, and Sea Otters of the Northeast Pacific -- 2. A History of Paleoecological Research on Sea Otters and Pinnipeds of the Eastern Pacific Rim -- 3. The Historical Ecology of Walrus Exploitation in the North Pacific -- 4. Neoglacial Sea Ice and Life History Flexibility in Ringed and Fur Seals -- 5. A 4500-Year Time-Series of Otariid Abundance on Sanak Island, Western Gulf of Alaska -- 6. An Analysis of Seal, Sea Lion, and Sea Otter Consumption Patterns on Sanak Island, Alaska: An 1800-year Record on Aleut Consumer Behavior -- 7. Toward a Historical Ecology of Pinniped and Sea Otter Hunting Traditions on the Coast of Southern British Columbia -- 8. Native American Use of Seals, Sea Lions, and Sea Otters in Estuaries of Northern Oregon and Southern Washington -- 9. Why Were Northern Fur Seals Spared in Northern California? A Cultural and Archaeological Explanation -- 10. Holocene Monterey Bay Fur Seals: Distribution, Dates, and Ecological Implications -- 11. Toward a Prehistory of the Southern Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris nereis) -- 12. Resilience and Reorganization: Archaeology and Historical Ecology of California Channel Island Marine Mammals -- 13. Perspectives from the Past: Archaeology, Historical Ecology, and Northeastern Pacific Pinnipeds and Sea Otters -- Index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910781104503321

Autore	Diamond Judy
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Berkeley, : University of California Press, c1999
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (248 p.)
Disciplina	598.7/1
Altri autori (Persone)	BondAlan B. <1946->
Soggetto topico	Kea - Evolution Kea - Behavior
Soggetto non controllato	adaptability adaptive behavior alpine habitat animal behavior animals behavioral flexibility biology bird ecology ecosystem ethology habitat kaka kea life sciences mountain birds mountains natural history nature new zealand nonfiction open program animals ornithology parrot rainforest science southern alps unforgiving environment wild animals wilderness zoology
ISBN	1-282-35618-6 9786612356186 0-520-92080-5
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Moa's Legacy -- 2. From Relict to Renegade -- 3. Hanging Out with the Gang -- 4. Growing and Learning -- 5. The Prince and the Pauper -- 6. From Bounties to Black Markets -- Appendix A: List of Common and Scientific Names -- Appendix B: Supplementary Tables -- Notes -- References -- Index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910778079503321

Autore	Alberti Samuel J. M. M.
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Manchester : , : Manchester University Press, , 2009
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (xi, 239 pages) : illustrations
Disciplina	069.0942733
Soggetto topico	Museums - Collection management - England - Manchester - History Museums - History - 20th century Museums - Collection management
Soggetto non controllato	European collections John Leigh Philips Manchester Geological Society Manchester Museum Manchester Natural History Society biodiversity botany civic identity cultural landscape environmentalism geology museological changes priceless objects public engagement scientific disciplines twentieth-century Britain zoology
ISBN	1-5261-2954-X
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910796423903321

Autore	Miller Ian Jared <1970->
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2013
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource : illustrations
Disciplina	590.52/135
Collana	Asia--local studies/global themes
Soggetto topico	Zoos - Social aspects - Japan - History Philosophy of nature - Japan - History Nature and civilization - Japan - History
Soggetto non controllato	books about the environment books for history lovers books for reluctant readers east asian history easy to read engaging gifts for friends global history historical novels history and politics humans and natural environment imperial zoological gardens japanese culture japanese empire japanese history japanese politics japanese zoos japans emergence into the world leisure reads modernization of japan natural environment rapid modernization shaping japan vacation books zoology
ISBN	9780520952102 9780520271869 9780520377523
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Transliteration -- Introduction: Japan's Ecological Modernity -- Part One. The Nature of Civilization -- Part Two. The Culture of Total War -- Part Three. After Empire -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910779756603321