Urban habitats / C. Philip Wheater ; illustrations by Jo Wright.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wheater, C. Philip, 1956-

Series:

Habitat guides.

Habitat guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban ecology (Biology).

Nature conservation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (207 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The author presents an illustrated and practical guide to the wide range of urban habitats and the flora and fauna that live within them. The important conservation and management issues presently being faced within our towns and cities are examined.Topics of concern to the conservationalist or habitat manager are explored, including:* the impact and monitoring of pollution* the effects of invasive species* guidelines for the ecological management of sites to enhance their nature conservation value.Urban Habitats is richly illustrated, features up-to-date reference

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of plates; List of figures; List of tables; List of species boxes; Acknowledgements; Series introduction; INTRODUCTION; Impacts of physical factors; Ecological aspects; Adaptations and characteristics; Geographical influences; THE ECOLOGY OF URBAN HABITATS; Parks, gardens and allotments; Playing fields, golf courses and other grasslands; Demolition sites; Industrial wasteland, spoil heaps, quarries and mines; Refuse tips; Road verges and railways; Walls, buildings and paved areas; Churchyards and cemeteries; Aquatic urban habitats; Marshes and reedbeds

Streams, rivers and canalsPonds, lakes and reservoirs; Sand and gravel pits; Sewage works; Coastal features; MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION; Lichens and sulphur dioxide pollution; Freshwaters and pollution; Noxious species; Noxious animals; Habitat management; Reclamation and restoration of derelict land; Strategies for nature conservation; Urban wildlife and city people; CASE STUDIES; Ecological parks in London; Habitat initiatives in Merseyside; Sutton Mill Dam; Mersey Community Forest; The Forth and Clyde Canal in Glasgow; A stormwater retention basin in the West Midlands

Coastal habitats in CardiffPRACTICAL WORK; Health and safety; Distribution of pavement plants; Flora of urban wasteland; Distribution of tar-spot fungus on sycamore trees; Colonisation of stones by invertebrate animals; Distribution of grey squirrel dreys; Vigilance behaviour in mallards; Glossary; Species List; Further Reading; References; Subject index; Species index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [166]-175) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-134-71571-4

0-203-06114-4

1-134-71572-2

1-280-33012-0

9786610330126

9780203061145

OCLC:

277681706