Tutira - The Story of a New Zealand Sheep Station

Klappentext This pioneering 1921 book focuses on the environmental impact of introduced species on New Zealand's native flora and fauna. Zusammenfassung An early classic of New World environmental consciousness! this 1921 publication describes how Scottish settler Herbert Guthrie-Smith developed a successful sheep station in Hawke's Bay! New Zealand. Much of the book is devoted to descriptions of the native flora and fauna! and the impact on them of introduced! 'alien' species. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Tutira, its prominent physical features; 2. Rock constituents of the run; 3. The lakes; 4. The soils of Tutira, past and present; 5. Subcutaneous erosion; 6. Surface slips; 7. The forest of the past; 8. Two periods of Maori life; 9. Trails from the coast to Tutira; 10. Trails round Tutira Lake; 11. The trail to the ranges; 12. Vegetation of the station prior to settlement; 13. The ferns of Tutira; 14. The avifauna of the station prior to settlement; 15. In the beginning; 16. The lure of improvements; 17. Hard times; 18. The rise and fall of H. G.-S. and A. M. C.; 19. Fern-crushing; 20. The cartographers of the station; 21. Stocking and scour; 22. Future of native avifauna; 23. The partnership of H. G.-S. and J. T. S.; 24. The naturalised alien flora of Tutira; 25. Stowaways; 26. Garden escapes; 27. Children of the Church; 28. Burdens of sin; 29. Fire and flood weeds; 30. Pedestrians; 31. The stocking of Tutira by alien animals; 32. Other aliens on Tutira prior to 1882; 33. Acclimatisation centres and migration routes; 34. The invasion from the south; 35. The invasion from the north; 36. Domestic animals 'wild'; 37. Reconsiderations; 38. Vicissitudes.

Product details

• Authors: H. Guthrie-Smith, Herbert Guthrie-Smith
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.11.2011
• EAN: 9781108040013
• ISBN: 978-1-108-04001-3
• No. of pages: 502
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Earth Science
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Natural science; 20th Century, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Animal Husbandry, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, New Zealand, Animal Husbandry, New Zealand / Aotearoa