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A01=David Maddison
A01=Durwyn Liley
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A01=Michael Common
A01=Robert Still
A01=Roger Perman
A01=Sophie Lake
A01=Yue Ma
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American mink
Arable land
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Author_Yue Ma
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Beech
Bilberry
Black grouse
Blanket bog
Breckland
Bryophyte
Buffer strip
Calcareous grassland
Caledonian Forest
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Conservation headland
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Dropwort
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Exmoor pony
Fraxinus
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Grazing
Grazing marsh
Heath
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Red grouse
Reforestation
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Soil
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Sunken lane
Swamp
The Fens
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Wet woodland
Wetland
Wildlife
Wood pasture
Yellowhammer

Britain's Habitats

A comprehensive and lavishly illustrated photographic guide—now in a handy field-guide format

This 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 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
  • Features new to this edition include a field-guide format, updated maps, more photographs throughout and coverage of an additional habitat—gardens
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A01=Andy SwashA01=David MaddisonA01=Durwyn LileyA01=James McgilvrayA01=Michael CommonA01=Robert StillA01=Roger PermanA01=Sophie LakeA01=Yue MaA23=Alastair DriverAge Group_UncategorizedAmerican minkArable landAuthor_Andy SwashAuthor_David MaddisonAuthor_Durwyn LileyAuthor_James McgilvrayAuthor_Michael CommonAuthor_Robert StillAuthor_Roger PermanAuthor_Sophie LakeAuthor_Yue Maautomatic-updateBeechBilberryBlack grouseBlanket bogBrecklandBryophyteBuffer stripCalcareous grasslandCaledonian ForestCategory1=Non-FictionCategory=RGBCategory=RNKHCategory=WNCCategory=WTHClimate changeClimax communityCoastal managementConservation headlandCOP=United StatesCoppicingCyperaceaeDelivery_Delivery within 10-20 working daysDrainageDropwortEcotoneeq_isMigrated=2Exmoor ponyFraxinusFungusGrasslandGrazingGrazing marshHeathHill farmingInvertebrateKeystone speciesLanguage_EnglishLimestone pavementLivestockLowland heathMachairMercurialis perennisMireMountain ecosystemsMudflatNightjarNutrientOakOvergrazingPA=AvailablePasturePeatPesticidePinePioneer speciesPrice_€20 to €50PS=ActiveRed grouseReforestationSalt marshScreeSecondary successionSedimentSedumShrubSilagesoftlaunchSoilSorrelSphagnumSunken laneSwampThe FensTrophic state indexVegetationWaderWet woodlandWetlandWildlifeWood pastureYellowhammer
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Product Details
  • Dimensions: 149 x 210mm
  • Publication Date: 24 Nov 2020
  • Publisher: Princeton University Press
  • Publication City/Country: US
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9780691203591

About Andy SwashDavid MaddisonDurwyn LileyJames McgilvrayMichael CommonRobert StillRoger PermanSophie LakeYue Ma

Sophie Lake and Durwyn Liley are professional ecologists who work at Footprint Ecology and live near the Purbeck Heaths and Poole Harbour in Dorset. They have worked in nature conservation for more than twenty years and this book is the result of their passion for natural history, ecology and the wild places in which they have lived, travelled and worked. Robert Still, the cofounder of WILDGuides, is an ecologist and graphic artist, and has designed more than thirty of its titles. Andy Swash, the managing director of WILDGuides, is an ecologist and wildlife photographer. Still and Swash are the coauthors of a number of books, including Britain's Butterflies and Britain's Mammals (both WILDGuides).

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