Deer and people /

Deer have been central to human cultures throughout time and space: whether as staples to hunter-gatherers, icons of Empire, or the focus of sport. Their social and economic importance has seen some species transported across continents, transforming landscape as they went with the establishment of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Baker, Karis (Editor ), Carden, Ruth (Editor ), Madgwick, Richard (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Windgather Press, 2014.
Temas:
Deer > Effect of human beings on > History.
Deer > Effect of hunting on > History.
Animals and civilization.
Deer
Cerfs > Effets de l'homme sur > Histoire.
Cerfs > Effets de la chasse sur > Histoire.
Animaux et civilisation.
NATURE > Animals > Mammals.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Mammals.
Deer > Effect of hunting on.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Deer have been central to human cultures throughout time and space: whether as staples to hunter-gatherers, icons of Empire, or the focus of sport. Their social and economic importance has seen some species transported across continents, transforming landscape as they went with the establishment of menageries and park. The fortunes of other species have been less auspicious, some becoming extirpated, or being in threat of extinction, due to pressures of over-hunting and/or human-instigated environmental change. In spite of their diverse, deep-rooted and long standing relations with human socie.
Descripción Física:1 online resource : illustrations (some color), maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781909686571
1909686573

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