The Botanist in Skye and Adjacent Islands
Author : C. W. Murray
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Page : 152 pages
File Size : 21,86 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Nature
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Author : C. W. Murray
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Page : 152 pages
File Size : 21,86 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Nature
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Author : Michael Scott
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 41,23 MB
Release : 2016-08-25
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1472939735
'Mountain flowers are the most romantic in our flora, exquisite, enigmatic and, often, remote from human habitation. Michael Scott has not only seen them all but has roamed every part of the hill scenery of Britain and brings to his subject passion, learning and hands-on experience. This is field botany at its best, engrossing, exciting and full of wonder.' - Peter Marren Britain's mountains and exposed sub-arctic regions of the far north are home to a remarkable range of specialist flowers, shrubs and ferns that are able to thrive on our islands thanks to a combination of conditions seldom found in mainland Europe. The peculiarities of their occurrence here, at unusually low altitudes for typically alpine species and uncommonly far south for arctic species, make their ecology especially intriguing. In this invigorating journey from the Lizard of Cornwall to Unst in Shetland, Michael Scott examines Britain's richest upland sites, bringing an important 21st-century perspective to our understanding of the flora along the way. Lavishly illustrated with over 340 colour photographs of plants and their spectacular habitats, Mountain Flowers has much to offer wild flower enthusiasts and botanists. Included are detailed profiles of over 150 of the plants most characteristic of our montane regions, as well as 20 extended profiles for the most enigmatic species. This book will prove an indispensable companion for hillwalkers and climbers wanting to learn more about the enigmatic species that are such an intrinsic part of the British mountain landscape. Jacket artwork by Carry Akroyd.
Author : Ian D. Rotherham
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 26,11 MB
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 0415626110
In this comprehensive book, the critical components of the European landscape - forest, parkland, and other grazed landscapes with trees are addressed. The book considers the history of grazed treed landscapes, of large grazing herbivores in Europe, and the implications of the past in shaping our environment today and in the future. Debates on the types of anciently grazed landscapes in Europe, and what they tell us about past and present ecology, have been especially topical and controversial recently. This treatment brings the current discussions and the latest research to a much wider audience. The book breaks new ground in broadening the scope of wood-pasture and woodland research to address sites and ecologies that have previously been overlooked but which hold potential keys to understanding landscape dynamics. Eminent contributors, including Oliver Rackham and Frans Vera, present a text which addresses the importance of history in understanding the past landscape, and the relevance of historical ecology and landscape studies in providing a future vision.
Author : Ian D. Rotherham
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 16,25 MB
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 1904098258
This book has been published as part of a major conference held in Sheffield UK, on the theme of 'Animals, Man and Treescapes' which looked at the interactions between grazing animals, humans and wooded landscapes. It linked community projects and educational outputs throughout the UK, across Europe and beyond. The event promoted landscape ecology conservation through local, national and international initiatives.
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Page : 920 pages
File Size : 50,41 MB
Release : 1859
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Author : James Silk Buckingham
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Page : 920 pages
File Size : 27,34 MB
Release : 1859
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Author : Hewett Cottrell Watson
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Page : 330 pages
File Size : 11,16 MB
Release : 1837
Category : Plants
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Author : Berthold Seemann
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Page : 436 pages
File Size : 50,21 MB
Release : 1892
Category : Botany
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Page : 1348 pages
File Size : 48,70 MB
Release : 1847
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Page : 426 pages
File Size : 29,81 MB
Release : 1869
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