UID:
almafu_9959345501902883
Umfang:
1 online resource (x, 607 pages) :
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1 online resource
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map (black and white), digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9780511841750
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0511841752
Serie:
Cambridge library collection. Life sciences
Inhalt:
George Thomson was born in Calcutta, grew up in Scotland and emigrated to New Zealand at 20. He settled there, working as a teacher and analytical chemist, and was eventually elected to the House of Representatives in 1908. Thomson had an interest in natural history, but he was especially fascinated by the biological battles between native species of plants and animals and more recent arrivals. Realising New Zealand's unique advantage in having written records about the introduction of new species from the period of Captain Cook's second voyage in 1773 onwards, Thomson was able to trace the origins and spread of many plants and animals. This study, published in 1922, notes their locations and dates, and includes lists of foreign species officially designated as pests. It is a comprehensive guide to the non-native flora and fauna of New Zealand, providing valuable information about the country's ecological history.
Anmerkung:
Also issued in print: 2011.
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Originally published: Cambridge: University Press, 1922.
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781108108317
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 1108108318
Sprache:
Englisch
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