Britain's habitats : a field guide to the wildlife habitats of Great Britain & Ireland / Sophie Lake [and three others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lake, Sophie, author.

Liley, Durwyn, Author.

Still, Robert, Author.

Contributor:

Driver, Alastair.

Series:

WildGuides.

WILDGuides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Habitat (Ecology)--Great Britain--Guidebooks.

Habitat (Ecology).

Habitat (Ecology)--Ireland--Guidebooks.

Great Britain.

Ireland.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

Second edition, fully revised and updated.

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2020.

Summary:

A comprehensive and lavishly illustrated photographic guide—now in a handy field-guide formatThis lavishly illustrated photographic guide provides a comprehensive overview of the natural history of wildlife habitats in Britain and Ireland. Now completely redesigned in a handy field-guide format, and featuring revised and updated text throughout, this new edition of Britain’s Habitats guides readers through all the main habitat types, presenting information on their characteristics, extent, geographical variation, key species, cultural importance, origins and conservation. It aims to help visitors to the countryside recognize the habitats around them, understand how they have evolved and what makes them special, and imagine how they might change in the future. This new edition includes updated maps and additional photographs throughout, and covers a new habitat—gardens. The perfect companion for anyone travelling in Britain and Ireland, the book is essential reading for all wildlife enthusiasts, professional ecologists and landscape architects.Individual sections on all the main habitat types found in Britain and IrelandMore than 680 evocative colour photographs, including images from around Britain and Ireland in all seasonsDetails and photographs of key species and features associated with the different habitatsUp-to-date information—including maps—on the distribution, extent and importance of all habitat typesFeatures new to this edition include a field-guide format, updated maps, more photographs throughout and coverage of an additional habitat—gardens

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

Foreword

Introduction

THE HABITATS

WOODLANDS

SCRUB

HEATHLANDS

GRASSLANDS

MOUNTAINS

ROCKY HABITATS

WETLANDS

FRESHWATERS

COASTAL HABITATS

OTHER HABITATS

Habitat Correspondence Tables

Species referred to in the text

Photographic Credits

Map Credits

Acknowledgements

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-691-20359-8

OCLC:

1201225042