Revealed biodiversity : an economic history of the human impact /
Eric L Jones.
- 1 online resource (292 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Environmental crisis -- Environmental decline -- The example of English butterflies -- Commodity landscapes -- Agricultural history -- Drainage and wildlife exploitation in the Netherlands and England -- The shooting industry -- The angling industry -- Europe's overseas expansion -- Ecological history of the USA -- Recent ecological history of East Asia -- Modern agricultural prospects with special reference to Brazil -- Joint conservation of wildlife and ancient wildlife harvesting practices.
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Agriculture--Environmental aspects--History. Agriculture--Economic aspects--History. Nature--Effect of human beings on--History. Human ecology--History.