Lost Land of the Dodo: the Ecological History of Mauritius, Reunion and Rodrigues The Ecological History of Mauritius, Reunion and Rodrigues |
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| Author:
| Cheke, Anthony |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7136-6544-4 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2008 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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| Imprint: | Helm |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $125.00 |
Book Description:
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A now-familiar emblem of extinction, the Dodo was extinct within 60 years of the colonisation of Mauritius, and over the next 150 years most of the Mascarene's other native vertebrates followed suit. Lost Land of the Dodo provides the definitive account of this tragic yet remarkable fauna.
A now-familiar emblem of extinction, the Dodo was extinct within 60 years of the colonisation of Mauritius, and over the next 150 years most of the Mascarene's other native vertebrates followed suit. Lost Land of the Dodo provides the definitive account of this tragic yet remarkable fauna.