This guide is the first to authoritatively describe all of the more than 200 mammals one might encounter in the old world and the seas around italso including more widespread creatures such as brown bears, badgers, bats, hedgehogs, wild boar, and a host of whales and dolphins. Provides a comprehensive treatment of the pleistocene species in europe, classified according to modern taxonomic principles. Lying within the temperate region, north of the equator the. This handbook offers a unique collection of information on all wild mammal species living in europe and will serve as a standard reference guide for all mammalogists and readers interested in. Mammiferes deurope, dafrique du nord et du moyenorient mammals of europe, north africa and the middle east originally published in french.
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Please note that this is a reprint of the 2009 edition without new information. Geoff carpentier, north durham nature newsletter, volume 7 number 2, april 2020. Discover the mammals of europe is broadcasting information on the research and conservation of the mammals in europe and the people behind. The age of mammals in europe, asia and north america, by. The mammals of britain and europe by anders bjarvall and. This series is a collection of knowledge on all wild mammal species living in europe and serves as a standard reference for all readers interested in mammal science. This introductory volume provides an overview about the history and current status of european mammals, as well as management strategies. Students of archeology, prehistory, and a variety of related sciences will readily appreciate an explanatory text that proves a systematic. Details the age of mammals in europe, asia and north. The atlas has been widelyused, with more than 450 citations on the web of science and the data have also been included in various european distributional data collections.
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