Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Invasive predators in New Zealand : disaster on four small paws
Other Name
Palgrave studies in world environmental history (Series)
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Place
Date
2020?
Physical Description
xxxiii, 343 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 21 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9783030321376
Language
English
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Subject Category
Content
Part I: the years before Cook -- introduction (82 million years ago to AD 1280) -- the Maori era (1280-1769)
Part II: the years of accidental invasions -- reconstructing invasion histories from European shipping records (1769-1900) and genetics (since 2000) -- European rats (since 1769) -- house mice (since about 1792) -- cats (1769-1900)
Part III: the years of deliberate introductions -- rabbits (1860-1900) -- ferrets (1852-1892) -- stoats and weasels (1876-1883) -- stoats and weasels (1883-1892) -- lucky escapes and nasty surprises (1884-1920)
Part IV: what now? -- hard lessons in pest management (1976-2019) -- appendix: list of species mentioned in the text.
Public Access Text
[Keywords: Introduced animals--History--New Zealand; Endemic animals--History--New Zealand]
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject Notes
Dr. Carolyn M. King is an international authority on the biology of mustelids and rodents. Her research experience ranges from native weasels at Oxford to introduced stoats, rats and mice in New Zealand, where official management of invasive predators has long been informed by her books, papers and university teaching.
Collection Type
Reading Room
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
19 Dec 2023
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