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Invasive Predators in New Zealand
Carolyn M. King
其他書名
Disaster on Four Small Paws
出版Springer Nature, 2019-12-12
主題History / Australia & New ZealandHistory / WorldScience / HistoryScience / Life Sciences / EcologyHistory / Social HistoryScience / Earth Sciences / GeographyHistory / GeneralScience / Life Sciences / Zoology / General
ISBN303032138X9783030321383
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=MS7EDwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋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.