Islands beyond the horizon [[electronic resource] ] : the life of twenty of the world's most remote places / / Roger Lovegrove |
Autore | Lovegrove Roger |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (255 p.) |
Disciplina | 577.52 |
Soggetto topico | Islands |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-64394-4
0-19-165189-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; List of Figures; List of Plates; Maps; Introduction; 1. Wrangel Island; 2. Chinijo Archipelago; 3. Jan Mayen; 4. Mykines; 5. Guam; 6. San Blas Islands; 7. Ascension Island; 8. Fernando de Noronha; 9. Mingulay; 10. Pico in the Azores; 11. Tristan da Cunha; 12. Vigur; 13. St Kilda; 14. South Georgia; 15. Halfmoon Island; 16. Great Skellig; 17. Ile aux Aigrettes; 18. Solovetski Islands; 19. St Peter and St Paul Rocks; 20. Tuamotu Archipelago; Epilogue; Appendix: Scientific names of species; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L
MN; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461762503321 |
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Islands beyond the horizon [[electronic resource] ] : the life of twenty of the world's most remote places / / Roger Lovegrove |
Autore | Lovegrove Roger |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (255 p.) |
Disciplina | 577.52 |
Soggetto topico | Islands |
ISBN |
0-19-165190-7
1-283-64394-4 0-19-165189-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; List of Figures; List of Plates; Maps; Introduction; 1. Wrangel Island; 2. Chinijo Archipelago; 3. Jan Mayen; 4. Mykines; 5. Guam; 6. San Blas Islands; 7. Ascension Island; 8. Fernando de Noronha; 9. Mingulay; 10. Pico in the Azores; 11. Tristan da Cunha; 12. Vigur; 13. St Kilda; 14. South Georgia; 15. Halfmoon Island; 16. Great Skellig; 17. Ile aux Aigrettes; 18. Solovetski Islands; 19. St Peter and St Paul Rocks; 20. Tuamotu Archipelago; Epilogue; Appendix: Scientific names of species; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L
MN; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785965103321 |
Lovegrove Roger
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Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2012 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Islands beyond the horizon [[electronic resource] ] : the life of twenty of the world's most remote places / / Roger Lovegrove |
Autore | Lovegrove Roger |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (255 p.) |
Disciplina | 577.52 |
Soggetto topico | Islands |
ISBN |
0-19-165190-7
1-283-64394-4 0-19-165189-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; List of Figures; List of Plates; Maps; Introduction; 1. Wrangel Island; 2. Chinijo Archipelago; 3. Jan Mayen; 4. Mykines; 5. Guam; 6. San Blas Islands; 7. Ascension Island; 8. Fernando de Noronha; 9. Mingulay; 10. Pico in the Azores; 11. Tristan da Cunha; 12. Vigur; 13. St Kilda; 14. South Georgia; 15. Halfmoon Island; 16. Great Skellig; 17. Ile aux Aigrettes; 18. Solovetski Islands; 19. St Peter and St Paul Rocks; 20. Tuamotu Archipelago; Epilogue; Appendix: Scientific names of species; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L
MN; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826173503321 |
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Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2012 | ||
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Silent fields [[electronic resource] ] : the long decline of a nation's wildlife / / Roger Lovegrove line illustrations by Ross Lovegrove |
Autore | Lovegrove Roger |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, c2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (417 p.) |
Disciplina | 304.280941 |
Soggetto topico |
Nature - Effect of human beings on - Great Britain - History
Wildlife pests - Control - Great Britain - History |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-281-16009-1
9786611160098 0-19-151363-6 1-4294-7015-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Introduction; 1. Lost animals: early eliminations by Man; 2. The social background to persecution; 3. To kill a Rat or catch a Kite: methods of control; 4. Killing in Scotland; 5. In on the Act-searching the record; 6. Birds-individual species accounts; 7. Mammals-individual species accounts; 8. Local patterns of persecution: England and Wales; 9. The return of the natives; 10. Modern control-legal and illegal; 11. Vermin control and wildlife management: where next?; Appendix 1: Summary table of vermin payments extracted from churchwardens' accounts
Appendix 2: Scientific names of species mentioned in the textReferences; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451146703321 |
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Oxford, : Oxford University Press, c2007 | ||
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Silent fields : the long decline of a nation's wildlife / / Roger Lovegrove ; line illustrations by Ross Lovegrove |
Autore | Lovegrove Roger |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 404 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Disciplina | 304.280941 |
Soggetto topico |
Nature - Effect of human beings on - Great Britain - History
Wildlife management - Great Britain - History Wildlife pests - Control - Great Britain - History |
ISBN |
1-383-02345-X
1-281-16009-1 9786611160098 0-19-151363-6 1-4294-7015-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Introduction; 1. Lost animals: early eliminations by Man; 2. The social background to persecution; 3. To kill a Rat or catch a Kite: methods of control; 4. Killing in Scotland; 5. In on the Act-searching the record; 6. Birds-individual species accounts; 7. Mammals-individual species accounts; 8. Local patterns of persecution: England and Wales; 9. The return of the natives; 10. Modern control-legal and illegal; 11. Vermin control and wildlife management: where next?; Appendix 1: Summary table of vermin payments extracted from churchwardens' accounts Appendix 2: Scientific names of species mentioned in the text References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777317403321 |
Lovegrove Roger
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Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2007 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Silent fields : the long decline of a nation's wildlife / / Roger Lovegrove ; line illustrations by Ross Lovegrove |
Autore | Lovegrove Roger |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 404 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Disciplina | 304.280941 |
Soggetto topico |
Nature - Effect of human beings on - Great Britain - History
Wildlife management - Great Britain - History Wildlife pests - Control - Great Britain - History |
ISBN |
1-383-02345-X
1-281-16009-1 9786611160098 0-19-151363-6 1-4294-7015-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Introduction; 1. Lost animals: early eliminations by Man; 2. The social background to persecution; 3. To kill a Rat or catch a Kite: methods of control; 4. Killing in Scotland; 5. In on the Act-searching the record; 6. Birds-individual species accounts; 7. Mammals-individual species accounts; 8. Local patterns of persecution: England and Wales; 9. The return of the natives; 10. Modern control-legal and illegal; 11. Vermin control and wildlife management: where next?; Appendix 1: Summary table of vermin payments extracted from churchwardens' accounts Appendix 2: Scientific names of species mentioned in the text References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823230103321 |
Lovegrove Roger
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Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2007 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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