Białowieża Primeval Forest: Nature and Culture in the Nineteenth Century

1. Introduction -- 2. Sources and methods -- 2.1. Written sources - archival and literature surveys -- 2.2. Maps and graphical depictions -- 2.3. Field surveys -- 2.4. Oral sources -- 2.5. Palaeoecological studies by other authors -- 3. Traditions of a royal forest (until 1795) -- 3.1. The historica...
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1. Introduction -- 2. Sources and methods -- 2.1. Written sources - archival and literature surveys -- 2.2. Maps and graphical depictions -- 2.3. Field surveys -- 2.4. Oral sources -- 2.5. Palaeoecological studies by other authors -- 3. Traditions of a royal forest (until 1795) -- 3.1. The historical background: BPF as a royal hunting ground, access rights, types of use (haymaking, beekeeping), shifts in management in the 18th century, fall of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth -- 3.2. Material imprints – the environmental impact of the period: system of conservation, creation of cultural landscapes due to centuries-long traditional use of forest resources (landscape of access area, landscape of a hunting garden), evolution of pure-pine stands as a result of centuries of fire use, establishment of the European bison protection and support system -- 3.3. Cultural heritage – role of BPF among royal forests, traditional knowledge – variety of uses for Scots pine and lime trees -- 3.4. View from outside: the recognition of the forest (BPF in the works of naturalists, artists, travellers until the end of the 18th century) -- Boxes: 1. Biographical box: J. E. Gilibert’s studies of BPF’s animals -- 2. Art/literature box: J.H. Muntz’s depiction of an arboreal apiary -- 3. Species/processes/types of forest box: Cultural landscapes -- 4. The beginning of the imperial period (1796-1831) -- 4.1. The historical background: BPF devoid of protection until 1802, return to the Polish system of management and its fall after the Polish national uprising of 1831 -- 4.2. Material imprints – the environmental impact of the period: continuation of the 18th century trends with first attempts at drawing new, “scientifically” based management plans -- 4.3. Cultural heritage – BPF as a source of imperial gifts, Białowieża’s foresters role in the national uprising, traditional knowledge of the forest (local names of forest habitats that became the source of 20th century nomenclature) -- 4.4. View from outside: the recognition of the forest (BPF in the works of naturalists, artists, travellers until 1831) -- Boxes: 1. Biographical box: Julius Brincken’s visits to BPF -- 2. Art/literature box: Jakub Sokolowski’s depictions of the forest and its dwellers -- 3. Species/processes/types of forest box: European bison –primeval beast unintentionally supported by traditional use -- 5. Mixed management goals (1832-1863) -- 5.1. The historical background: continuous attempts of the Russian administration at forest taxation, failed commercial timber production attempts, the first tsar’s hunt in BPF -- 5.2. Material imprints – wasted timber or remnants of past traditional forest use – culturally modified trees in BPF -- 5.3. Cultural heritage – the first Russian taxation of BPF, the first known management plan; world’s first successful experiments with creating bison-cattle hybrids conducted by Leopold Walicki; official and unofficial views on the first tsar’s hunt -- 5.4. View from outside: the recognition of the forest (BPF in the works of naturalists, artists, travellers until 1863) -- Boxes: 1. Biographical box: Dmitrii Dolmatov’s futuristic plans of BPF’s management -- 2. Art/literature box: Michaly Zichy in the imperial forest -- 3. Species/processes/types of forest box: Bison-cattle hybrids -- 6: The restoration period (1864-1888) -- 6.1. The historical background: shift in the management towards creation of a large game reserve connected with prohibition of several traditional ways of forest use -- 6.2. Material imprints – European bison from BPF in the collections of museums, universities and curiosity chambers around the world -- 6.3. Cultural heritage – beekeepers of BPF -- 6.4. View from outside: the recognition of the forest (BPF in the works of naturalists, artists, travellers until 1888) -- Boxes: 1. Biographical box: Nobel prize winner Henryk Sienkiewicz in BPF -- 2. Art/literature box: Excursions to BPF in the literature of the second half of the 19th century -- 3. Species/processes/types of forest box: Pine tree as a living archive of historical events -- 7: Tsars’ private hunting ground (1888-1915) -- 7.1. The historical background: BPF as tsars’ private property -- 7.2. Material imprints – promoting ungulates and exterminating carnivores – unnatural selection; imperial palace in Białowieża -- 7.3. Cultural heritage – local peasants’ legal fight with the administration of the forest -- 7.4. View from outside: the recognition of the forest (BPF in the works of naturalists, artists, travellers until 1915) -- Boxes: 1. Biographical box: Józef Neverly – the last great game manager of the imperial forest -- 2. Art/literature box: E. P. Wishniakov’s photographical journey through BPF -- 3. Species/processes/types of forest box: impact of cattle pasturing inside BPF -- 8. The end of the long 19th century -- 8.1. State of the forest on the brink of WWI -- 8.2. Long-lasting impact of BPF management, protection and exploitation in the long 19th century -- 8.3. Cultural heritage of the Russian Imperial Forest -- 8.4. BPF in the international perspective – already established as a pristine forest (efforts to preserve the central part of the forest during massive German exploitation of WWI) -- 9. Conclusions - learning the past to understand the future of BPF -- 9.1. Primeval, natural, ancient – what does it mean in the context of BPF’s history -- 9.2. Research needs and conservation goals -- 9.3. Lessons from Europe’s best preserved lowland forest. Ausführliche Beschreibung

Autor*in:	Samojlik, Tomasz [verfasserIn] Fedotova, Anastasia [verfasserIn] Daszkiewicz, Piotr [verfasserIn] Rotherham, Ian D. - 1956- [verfasserIn]

Format:	E-Book
Sprache:	Englisch

Erschienen:	Cham: Springer International Publishing ; 2020. Cham: Imprint: Springer ; 2020.
Ausgabe:	1st ed. 2020.

Schlagwörter:	Forestry. Nature conservation. Ecology . Agriculture. Cultural heritage.

Umfang:	1 Online-Ressource(XV, 223 p. 40 illus., 33 illus. in color.)

Weitere Ausgabe:	Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Samojlik, Tomasz: Białowieza Primeval Forest - Cham : Springer, 2020

Reihe:	Environmental History ; 11 Springer eBook Collection

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ISBN:	978-3-030-33479-6

DOI / URN:	10.1007/978-3-030-33479-6

Katalog-ID:	1694053490