The Societal Effects of the Eighteenth- Century Shipworm Epidemic in the Austrian Netherlands (c. 1730-1760)
In the 1730s, the Austrian Netherlands (eighteenth century Belgium) faced the devastating effects of the Great shipworm epidemic. Shipworms are marine wood scavenging molluscs that use their shells to eat their way into submerged wood. Due to the changing environmental conditions (temperature, salin...
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| Language: | deu |
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Brepols Publishers
2021-01-01
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| Series: | Journal for the History of Environment and Society |
| Online Access: | https://www.brepolsonline.net/doi/10.1484/J.JHES.5.128581 |