Concrete Jungle A Pop Media Investigation of Death And Survival in Urban Ecosystems

In the late 19th century, Eugene Scheifflin, amateur ornithologist & Shakespeare enthusiast, had a plan: to inventory, import & naturalize every bird mentioned by Shakespeare. Unfortunately for North American farmers & indigenous birds, Henry IV, Part IÓ contains a reference to the starling. In 1890, Scheifflin released 40 pairs of European starlings into Central Park. It took the starlings just 55 years to establish themselves from coast to coast & north to Alaska, decimating many native species, including the bluebird. This illustrated book examines this story & myriad other examples of the unpredictable mutations & side-effects that have taken place as urban environments & Nature meet & sometimes collide.Dion, Mark is the author of 'Concrete Jungle A Pop Media Investigation of Death And Survival in Urban Ecosystems', published 1996 under ISBN 9780756786144 and ISBN 0756786142.