Carolyn M. King

Invasive Predators in New Zealand

Disaster on Four Small Paws

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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 hist… Mehr

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ISBN: 978-3-030-32140-6
EAN: 9783030321406
Produktnummer: 35681365
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Seitenangabe: 380 S.
Masse: H21.0 cm x B14.8 cm x D2.0 cm 491 g
Auflage: 1st ed. 2019
Abbildungen: Paperback
Gewicht: 491

Über den Autor

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.