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King, Carolyn M.

Invasive predators in New Zealanddisaster on four small paws /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Invasive predators in New Zealandby Carolyn M. King.
Reminder of title:	disaster on four small paws /
Author:	King, Carolyn M.
Published:	Cham :Springer International Publishing :2019.
Description:	xxxiv, 343 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm.
Contained By:	Springer eBooks
Subject:	Introduced animalsHistory.New Zealand
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32138-3
ISBN:	9783030321383$q(electronic bk.)

Invasive predators in New Zealanddisaster on four small paws /
King, Carolyn M.

Invasive predators in New Zealanddisaster on four small paws /[electronic resource] :by Carolyn M. King. - Cham :Springer International Publishing :2019. - xxxiv, 343 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm. - Palgrave studies in world environmental history. - Palgrave studies in world environmental history..

I. The Years before Cook -- 1. Introduction (82 million years ago to AD 1280) -- 2. The Maori Era (1280-1769) -- II. The Years of Accidental Invasions -- 3. Reconstructing Invasion Histories from European Shipping Records (1769-1900) and Genetics (since 2000) -- 4. European Rats (1769) -- 5. House Mice (since about 1792) -- 6. Cats (1769-1900) -- III. The Years of Deliberate Introductions -- 7. Rabbits (1858-1900) -- 8. Ferrets (1852-1892) -- 9. Stoats and Weasels (1876-1883) -- 10. Stoats and Weasels (1883-1892) -- 11. Lucky Escapes and Nasty Surprises (1884-1920) -- IV. What Now? -- 12. Hard Lessons in Pest Management (1976-2019)

The story of invasive species in New Zealand is unlike any other in the world. By the mid-thirteenth century, the main islands of the country were the last large landmasses on Earth to remain uninhabited by humans, or any other land mammals. New Zealand's endemic fauna evolved in isolation until first Polynesians, and then Europeans, arrived with a host of companion animals such as rats and cats in tow. Well-equipped with teeth and claws, these small furry mammals, along with the later arrival of stoats and ferrets, have devastated the fragile populations of unique birds, lizards and insects. Carolyn M. King brings together the necessary historical analysis and recent ecological research to understand this long, slow tragedy. As a comprehensive historical perspective on the fate of an iconic endemic fauna, this book offers much-needed insight into one of New Zealand's longest-running national crises.

ISBN: 9783030321383$q(electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-030-32138-3doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

856900
Introduced animals
--History.--New Zealand

LC Class. No.: QL86 / .K55 2019

Dewey Class. No.: 578.620993

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