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Applied zooarchaeology : five case studies /

During the last two decades, zooarchaeologists have increasingly focused aspects of their work on conservation biology. Zooarchaeological data represents an empirical record of past human-animal interactions, which provides conservation with a deep temporal perspective. There are many challenges tha...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Wolverton, Steve (Autor), Nagaoka, Lisa Ann (Autor), Rick, Torben C. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Clinton Corners, New York : Eliot Werner Publications, Inc., [2016]
Colección:Principles of archaeology (Eliot Werner Publications, Inc.)
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction.
  • Taphonomy and conservation of freshwater mussels.
  • Sea otters: historical extirpations and modern reintroductions.
  • California condor conservation, North America rewilding, and Pleistocene overkill.
  • Takahe translocation in New Zealand.
  • Applied zooarchaeology and the deer problem in Central Texas.
  • Conclusion.
  • Bibliography.
  • Glossary.
  • Index.