| Upland Habitats Contributor(s): Fielding, Alan F. (Author), Haworth, Paul F. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415180856 ISBN-13: 9780415180856 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $228.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 1999 Annotation: "Uplands Habitats" presents a comprehensive, illustrated guide to the habitat types, flora, fauna and conservation and management issues of Britain's last large wilderness areas. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Ecology - Nature | Natural Resources - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General |
| Dewey: 333.784 |
| LCCN: 98-34692 |
| Lexile Measure: 1360 |
| Series: Habitat Guides |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 7.68" W x 9.86" (1.25 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Upland Habitats presents a comprehensive illustrated guide to the habits wildlife and conservation of Britains last wilderness areas. These include: heather moors, sheep walk deer forest, blanket bogs, montane and sub-montane forests. The book examines the unique characteristics of uplands and the ecological processes and historical events that have shaped them since the end of the last glaciaton. Among the key conservation and management issues explored in are: * modern agricultural practices and economics * habitat degradation through overgrazing * commercial forest plantations * the persecution of wildlife * recreation in the uplands * the funding of upland farming. |