Bird Life of Mountain and Upland Paperback / softback
by D. A. (The Nature Conservancy, Virginia) Ratcliffe
Part of the Bird Life Series series
Paperback / softback
Description
This book describes the bird life of the various upland regions of the British Isles and presents the various species from an ecological standpoint.
The book relates the bird distribution and abundance to the various environmental influences of climate, topography, geology, soil type and human land use.
The book initially sets the scene by describing and examining the changes and bird fauna following the major climatic shift since the end of the Ice Age.
The uplands are grouped into several main types - sheep-walks, grouse moors, deer forests, flows (peat bogs), maritime hills and high tops and the distinctive bird assemblages are described together with details of the natural history of the more important species.
The book will appeal to the informed layman and to the keen bird-watcher who wants to learn more about the life of upland birds and the ways in which they are adapted to their environments.
Information
-
Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:272 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:10/06/2010
- Category:
- ISBN:9780521142595
Information
-
Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:272 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:10/06/2010
- Category:
- ISBN:9780521142595
