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E-raamat: Upland Habitats

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  • Formaat: 160 pages
  • Sari: Habitat Guides
  • Ilmumisaeg: 31-Jan-2002
  • Kirjastus: Routledge
  • Keel: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9781134677771
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  • Formaat: 160 pages
  • Sari: Habitat Guides
  • Ilmumisaeg: 31-Jan-2002
  • Kirjastus: Routledge
  • Keel: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9781134677771
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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.
List of plates
ix
List of figures
x
List of tables
xi
List of species boxes
xiii
Acknowledgements xiv
Series introduction xv
Introduction
1(1)
What are uplands?
1(1)
The Ecology of Upland Habitats
2(50)
Where are the uplands?
2(1)
The importance of geology
2(4)
The importance of climate
6(8)
Ecological boundaries
6(4)
Oceanicity
10(1)
Temperature
11(1)
Wind and rain
12(1)
Snow
13(1)
Summary
14(1)
A short history of the uplands
14(3)
Pre-historical
14(2)
The arrival of people
16(1)
Land use in the uplands
17(5)
Introduction
17(1)
Agriculture
18(2)
Game management
20(1)
Forestry
20(2)
Recreation
22(1)
Military training
22(1)
Major upland habitats and species
22(21)
Sub-montane habitats
23(10)
Montane habitats
33(9)
Aquatic habitats
42(1)
Upland fauna
43(8)
Invertebrates
43(2)
Fish
45(1)
Amphibians and reptiles
45(1)
Mammals
46(2)
Birds
48(3)
Summary
51(1)
Management and Conservation
52(25)
Protection and subsidies
52(1)
Grazing
52(10)
Grouse moor
62(5)
Forestry
67(4)
Atmospheric pollution
71(3)
Recreation, access and skiing
74(2)
Summary
76(1)
Case Studies
77(24)
Red deer
77(3)
Culling
78(2)
The Cairngorms
80(5)
The golden eagle
85(7)
A history of the vegetation and land use in the south Pennines
92(5)
Bracken
97(4)
Practical Work
101(10)
Experimental design
101(1)
Health and safety
102(1)
Suggested Practical Work
103(1)
Heath rush seed heads
103(1)
Growth and grazing experiments on purple moor grass
103(3)
Field data collection and analysis
104(1)
Laboratory studies
104(2)
Footpath erosion
106(1)
Sheep behaviour
106(2)
Comparative studies on bracken
108(1)
Recording vegetation change using aerial photographs
108(3)
Sources of aerial photographs
109(2)
Glossary 111(4)
Species list 115(6)
Further reading 121(3)
References 124(11)
Subject index 135(4)
Species index 139


Dr Alan Fielding is a Senior Lecturer in Ecology at Manchester Metropolitan University with a particular interest in the development of novel methods of investigating ecological problems. Dr Paul Haworth is now working as a freelance ecologist based on the Isle of Mull. He has peviously worked as a professional ecologist for various statutory agencies. Both authors are responsiblef or a long-term investigation into the ecology of the raptor community of the island of Mull.
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