Urban animals
From Library of Congress Subject Headings
Urban animals
- Here are entered general works on animals in urban areas. This heading may be divided geographically by names of individual regions, countries, states, etc. Works on animals in specific cities or other urban areas are entered under the heading [Animals] with the appropriate geographic subdivision.
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85141311
- info:lc/authorities/sh85141311
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85141311#concept
Instance Of
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Collection Membership(s)
Variants
- City animals
- City fauna
- Urban fauna
- Urban wildlife
Broader Terms
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Earlier Established Forms
- Urban fauna
Sources
- found: Urban wildlife, 2004: p. 1 ("Urban wildlife comprises those native animals living in habitats that are found in towns and cities. A less-restrictive definition is applied by some ecologists and urban wildlife can include exotic non-pest species ... but urban wildlife does not include introduced domestic pet and pest species such as dogs Canis lupus familiaris, house mice Mus domesticus and black rats Rattus rattus.")
- found: LC database, May 24, 2004 (suburban wildlife; urban wildlife; city animals)
General Notes
- Here are entered general works on animals in urban areas. This heading may be divided geographically by names of individual regions, countries, states, etc. Works on animals in specific cities or other urban areas are entered under the heading [Animals] with the appropriate geographic subdivision.
Change Notes
- 2004-05-24: new
- 2008-12-13: revised
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