Title Britain's habitats : a field guide to the wildlife habitats of Great Britain & Ireland / Sophie Lake, Durwyn Liley, Robert Still & Andy Swash

Edition Second edition, fully revised and updated Published Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2020 ©2020

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Description 1 online resource 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 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 Analysis Britain British Irish Scotland Scottish Wales Welsh aquatic bog camping climate change coastal country walks ecotourism freshwater global warming grassland guidebook heathland hiking hunting identification illustrated book landscape mountains nature guide nature walks nature rewilding scrub succession tourist guide travel guide vegetation visitors guide wetlands woodland Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 05, 2020) Subject Habitat (Ecology) -- Great Britain -- Guidebooks Habitat (Ecology) -- Ireland -- Guidebooks Natural history -- Great Britain -- Guidebooks Natural history -- Ireland -- Guidebooks NATURE -- Ecosystems & Habitats -- General. Habitat (Ecology) Natural history SUBJECT Great Britain -- Guidebooks Ireland -- Guidebooks Subject Great Britain Ireland Genre/Form Guidebooks Form Electronic book Author Liley, Durwyn, author. Still, Rob, author. Swash, Andy, author. ISBN 9780691211794 0691211795

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