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Britain's habitats : a guide to the wildlife habitats of Britain and Ireland / Sophie Lake, Durwyn Liley, Robert Still & Andy Swash.
De Gruyter Princeton University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015 Available
View online- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lake, Sophie, author.
- Liley, Durwyn, author.
- Still, Rob, author.
- Swash, Andy, author.
- Series:
- WildGuides.
- WILDGuides
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Habitat (Ecology)--Great Britain--Guidebooks.
- Habitat (Ecology).
- Habitat (Ecology)--Ireland--Guidebooks.
- Natural history--Great Britain--Guidebooks.
- Natural history.
- Natural history--Ireland--Guidebooks.
- Great Britain--Guidebooks.
- Great Britain.
- Ireland--Guidebooks.
- Ireland.
- Genre:
- Guidebooks.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (276 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps.
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2015]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A photographic guide to habitats, this lavishly illustrated book provides a comprehensive overview of the natural history and conservation landscape of Britain and Ireland. In essence a field guide, the book leads the reader through all the main habitat types, with 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 book is the perfect companion for anyone travelling in Britain and Ireland, and essential reading for all wildlife enthusiasts, professional ecologists and landscape architects. Individual sections on all the main habitat types found in Britain and Ireland More than 680 evocative colour photographs, including images from around Britain and Ireland in all seasons Details and photographs of key species and features associated with the different habitats Up-to-date information-including maps-on the distribution, extent and importance of all habitat types Information on key nature conservation designations and different systems of habitat classification
- Contents:
- Front matter
- CONTENTS
- Preface
- 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:
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)
- ISBN:
- 9781400873197
- 1400873193
- OCLC:
- 905969777
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