John Gould's Extinct & Endangered Mammals Australia

Fred Ford

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Langue : anglais

Edité par NLA Publishing (National Library of Australia), Canberra, ACT, Australia, 2014

064227861X / 9780642278616

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Book condition is near fine. Hard cover. No dust jacket. Book boards are clean and unmarked front & back of the book. Book block is clean all side of the book. Text body is clean & unmarked throughout the book. Spine intact. Over-all a great and neat copy of the book. Extra charges for over-sea shipping due to book weight exceed 500grams. Actual weight of the book is 1.615kg. John Gould's Extinct and Endangered Mammals of Australia is a prominent 2014 book written by contemporary Australian zoologist and policy developer Dr Fred Ford. Published by the National Library of Australia, the book focuses on 46 native mammal species that have either become extinct or are highly threatened since they were originally documented by British naturalist John Gould in the mid-19th century. The Core Concept: The book serves as a historical and ecological bridge. It contrasts the relatively untouched Australian wilderness that John Gould experienced in the late 1830s with the stark realities of environmental decline today. The Baseline Text: Between 1845 and 1863, John Gould published his landmark three-volume work, The Mammals of Australia, featuring 182 stunning, hand-coloured lithographic plates. The Modern Lens: Fred Ford takes 46 of those species to tell a broader story about colonization, changing landscapes, and conservation. Historical Witness: Ironically, while Gould warned of the impending decline of Australian fauna due to unregulated hunting and habitat alteration, his collectors killed thousands of specimens to create his artistic inventories. Features in Each Species Entry:The book organizes each animal's profile into an "opener spread" designed for comprehensive historical tracking: Original Artwork: Features the lavish color plates illustrated by H.C. Richter and Elizabeth Gould from the 1863 publication. At a Glance Summaries: Brief overviews detailing scientific nomenclature and current EPBC conservation classifications. Distribution Maps: Comparison maps tracking the animal's former historical range versus its current distribution, including reintroduction zones. Timeline of Decline: Chronological tracking of the species' history post-European colonisation, highlighting the introduction of feral pests (like foxes and cats), land clearing, and early colonial attitudes. Notable Species Highlighted: The book covers several iconic and tragic cases of Australian wildlife loss: The Thylacine (Tasmanian Tiger): Wiped out on the mainland thousands of years ago, the last known specimen famously died in captivity at Hobart Zoo in 1936. Pig-footed Bandicoot: A delicate desert-dwelling marsupial that vanished entirely by the mid-20th century. Desert Rat-Kangaroo: A small marsupial perfectly adapted to drought variations that succumbed to introduced predators by 1935.Surviving Species: The text also includes vulnerable mammals fighting for survival through modern ecological programs, such as the Numbat, Koala, and Common Wombat.…

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Titre
John Gould's Extinct & Endangered Mammals Australia
Auteur
Fred Ford
Éditeur
NLA Publishing (National Library of Australia), Canberra, ACT, Australia
Année de publication
2014
État de l'article
Bon
Jaquette
Pas de jaquette
Reliure
Couverture rigide
Langue
anglais
ISBN à 10 chiffres
064227861X
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9780642278616
Impression
1er tirage
Poids de l'article
1,615 kilogramme

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