Habitats of Wales


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This title provides an overview of the habitats of the rural landscapes of Wales. It provides detailed information on the extent and distribution of the full range of woodland, grassland, heathland, mire and coastal habitats. It also considers recent trends in habitat cover.




Priority Habitats of Wales


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Britain's Habitats


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A photographic guide to habitats, this lavishly illustrated book provides a comprehensive overview of the natural history and conservation landscape of Britain and Ireland. In essence a field guide, the book leads the reader through all the main habitat types, with 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.




Going Wild in Wales


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101 Rare Plants of Wales


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Wales has a rich and varied flora of about 1200 native and anciently-introduced flowering plants, conifers and ferns. 101 Rare Plants of Wales celebrates 101 of our rarer Welsh plants, summarises what is currently known about them and aims to raise their profile in the national consciousness.




The Natural History of Wales (Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 66)


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This book is an attempt to survey the natural history of the whole of Wales. It therefore covers such areas as Snowdonia and the Brecon Beacons as well as the spectacularly beautiful Pembrokeshire coast and the less well-known but no less interesting areas of mid-Wales.




Invertebrates of Wales


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Provides a habitat-by-habitat account of the insects, spiders and other invertebrates found in Wales. This book is split into three sections, covering North Wales, Dyfed-Powys, and South Wales regions. It contains appendices of notable sites for conservation of invertebrates in Wales, and a checklist of protected species.







An Illustrated Guide to British Upland Vegetation


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The first comprehensive, single book on plant communities in the British uplands, providing concise descriptions of all currently recognised British upland vegetation types. The book brings together all of the upland communities described in the National Vegetation Classification.




Habitats of the World


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Habitats of Australasia (Australia, NZ and New Guinea) -- Habitats of the Neotropics (Central and South America) -- Habitats of the Afrotropics (SSaharan Africa) -- Habitats of the Palearctic (Europe, North Asia and North Africa) -- Habitats of the Nearctic (North America).