The Forgotten Trade of European Pond Turtle Emys orbicularis in Central Europe in the 18th and 19th Centuries – An Essential Introduction to Historical and Economic Investigation

The Forgotten Trade of European Pond Turtle Emys orbicularis in Central Europe in the 18th and 19th Centuries – An Essential Introduction to Historical and Economic Investigation

A drastic decrease in the European pond turtle population occurred at the end of 18th century and during the first half of 19th century. The exploitation of this species, as a source of food and drug substances, is nowadays almost forgotten. The present paper aimed at, firstly, underlining some hist...

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Main Author: Daszkiewicz Piotr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2018-12-01
Series:Studia Historiae Oeconomicae
Subjects:
european pond turtle
animal’s trade
species’ decline
importance of historical sources in ecology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/sho-2018-0006
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spelling doaj-6a45899bdfbc4a888b50502500f4e3182021-09-05T14:01:54ZengSciendoStudia Historiae Oeconomicae0081-64852018-12-013619910310.2478/sho-2018-0006The Forgotten Trade of European Pond Turtle Emys orbicularis in Central Europe in the 18th and 19th Centuries – An Essential Introduction to Historical and Economic InvestigationDaszkiewicz Piotr0Institute for the History of Science, Polish Academy of Science, Warszawa, AFB-Muséum national d’Histoire naturelleParisA drastic decrease in the European pond turtle population occurred at the end of 18th century and during the first half of 19th century. The exploitation of this species, as a source of food and drug substances, is nowadays almost forgotten. The present paper aimed at, firstly, underlining some historical sources concerning the exploitation of the European pond turtle. Secondly, its goal is to answer the following question: to what extent did the exploitation of the species contribute to the decline of the population? The author concludes with the importance and necessity of historical and economic analysis in order to understand the phenomenon of the decline of the European pond turtle population. This research, which must be continued by historians, will help the naturalists in action to protect and reintroduce the species into its former geographical range.https://doi.org/10.2478/sho-2018-0006european pond turtleanimal’s tradespecies’ declineimportance of historical sources in ecology
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The Forgotten Trade of European Pond Turtle Emys orbicularis in Central Europe in the 18th and 19th Centuries – An Essential Introduction to Historical and Economic Investigation
Studia Historiae Oeconomicae
european pond turtle
animal’s trade
species’ decline
importance of historical sources in ecology
author_facet Daszkiewicz Piotr
author_sort Daszkiewicz Piotr
title The Forgotten Trade of European Pond Turtle Emys orbicularis in Central Europe in the 18th and 19th Centuries – An Essential Introduction to Historical and Economic Investigation
title_short The Forgotten Trade of European Pond Turtle Emys orbicularis in Central Europe in the 18th and 19th Centuries – An Essential Introduction to Historical and Economic Investigation
title_full The Forgotten Trade of European Pond Turtle Emys orbicularis in Central Europe in the 18th and 19th Centuries – An Essential Introduction to Historical and Economic Investigation
title_fullStr The Forgotten Trade of European Pond Turtle Emys orbicularis in Central Europe in the 18th and 19th Centuries – An Essential Introduction to Historical and Economic Investigation
title_full_unstemmed The Forgotten Trade of European Pond Turtle Emys orbicularis in Central Europe in the 18th and 19th Centuries – An Essential Introduction to Historical and Economic Investigation
title_sort forgotten trade of european pond turtle emys orbicularis in central europe in the 18th and 19th centuries – an essential introduction to historical and economic investigation
publisher Sciendo
series Studia Historiae Oeconomicae
issn 0081-6485
publishDate 2018-12-01
description A drastic decrease in the European pond turtle population occurred at the end of 18th century and during the first half of 19th century. The exploitation of this species, as a source of food and drug substances, is nowadays almost forgotten. The present paper aimed at, firstly, underlining some historical sources concerning the exploitation of the European pond turtle. Secondly, its goal is to answer the following question: to what extent did the exploitation of the species contribute to the decline of the population? The author concludes with the importance and necessity of historical and economic analysis in order to understand the phenomenon of the decline of the European pond turtle population. This research, which must be continued by historians, will help the naturalists in action to protect and reintroduce the species into its former geographical range.
topic european pond turtle
animal’s trade
species’ decline
importance of historical sources in ecology
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