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... coypu The coypu ( Myocastor coypus ) is a beaver - like aquatic rodent about 60-90 cm long . It is a native of South American reed swamps and has commercial possibilities because its flesh is edible and its hide is the source of nutria ...
... coypu The coypu ( Myocastor coypus ) is a beaver - like aquatic rodent about 60-90 cm long . It is a native of South American reed swamps and has commercial possibilities because its flesh is edible and its hide is the source of nutria ...
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... coypus to marshy areas of Norfolk at acceptable population levels ) . The North American mink The North American mink ( Mustela vison ) was also introduced into Britain for fur farming . Unlike the coypu , it is an aggressive carnivore ...
... coypus to marshy areas of Norfolk at acceptable population levels ) . The North American mink The North American mink ( Mustela vison ) was also introduced into Britain for fur farming . Unlike the coypu , it is an aggressive carnivore ...
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... coypus ( Myocastor coypus Molina ) by cage trapping ' , J. appl . Ecol . , 4 , 167-90 . Norris , J. D. , 1967. ' A campaign against feral coypus ( Myocastor coypus Molina ) in Great Britain ' , J. appl . Ecol . , 4 , 191-200 . Parsons ...
... coypus ( Myocastor coypus Molina ) by cage trapping ' , J. appl . Ecol . , 4 , 167-90 . Norris , J. D. , 1967. ' A campaign against feral coypus ( Myocastor coypus Molina ) in Great Britain ' , J. appl . Ecol . , 4 , 191-200 . Parsons ...
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Introduction | 3 |
Initial approaches to vegetation study | 11 |
Initial approaches to soil study | 28 |
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