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.
This book is the perfect companion for anyone travelling in Britain and Ireland, and 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
Information on key nature conservation designations and different systems of habitat classification
Author(s): Sophie Lake, Durwyn Liley, Robert Still, Andy Swash
Series: Wild Guides
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Year: 2014
Language: English
Pages: 272
Cover......Page 1
Title
......Page 2
Copyright......Page 3
Contents......Page 4
Preface......Page 6
Introduction......Page 8
Types of habitat......Page 11
Factors influencing habitats
......Page 13
Natural change – Sucession......Page 19
Habitat classification......Page 21
Conservations of habitats......Page 23
THE HABITATS......Page 26
WOODLANDS......Page 27
Lowland Mixed Oak and Ash Wood......Page 35
Lowland Dry Oak and Birch Wood......Page 39
Beech Wood......Page 41
Yew Wood......Page 43
Wet Woodland......Page 45
Wood Pasture......Page 49
Atlantic Oak Wood......Page 53
Upland Mixed Ash Wood......Page 57
Caledonian Forest......Page 59
Atlantic Hazel Wood......Page 63
Upland Birch Wood......Page 65
Coniferous Plantation......Page 67
SCRUB......Page 69
Mixed Scrub......Page 73
Hedgerow......Page 75
Bracken......Page 79
HEATHLANDS......Page 81
Lowland Dry Heath......Page 87
Dune Heath......Page 91
Limestone Heath......Page 92
Lowland Wet Heath......Page 93
Upland Dry Heath......Page 95
Upland Wet Heath......Page 99
GRASSLANDS......Page 101
Lowland Calcareous Grassland......Page 109
Lowland Dry Acid Grassland......Page 113
Lowland Meadow and Pasture......Page 115
Purple Moor-grass and Rush Pasture......Page 117
Coastal and Floodplain Grazing Marsh......Page 119
Upland Calcareous Grassland......Page 123
Northern Hay Meadow......Page 125
Upland Rush Pasture......Page 127
Upland Acid Grassland......Page 129
Calaminarian Grassland......Page 131
MOUNTAINS......Page 133
Montane Dwarf-shrub Heath......Page 137
High Montane Heath and Snow-bed......Page 141
Mountain Ledge......Page 145
Montane Scrub......Page 147
ROCKY HABITATS......Page 149
Rocky Slopes......Page 153
Scree......Page 155
Limestone Pavement......Page 157
WETLANDS......Page 161
Blanket Bog......Page 169
Raised Bog......Page 173
Upland Spring and Flush......Page 175
Lowland Fen......Page 177
Valley Mire......Page 181
Reedbed......Page 185
FRESHWATERS......Page 189
Nutrient-rich (Eutrophic) Lake......Page 197
Upland Lake, Loch and Tarn......Page 199
Peat-stained (Dystrophic) Waters......Page 201
Turlough and Fluctuating Mere......Page 203
Marl Lake......Page 205
Brackish Lake......Page 206
Pond......Page 207
Ditch......Page 209
Canal......Page 211
Fast-flowing River and Stream......Page 213
Sluggish River and Stream......Page 215
Chalk River and Stream......Page 217
COASTAL HABITATS......Page 219
Mudflat and Sandflat......Page 225
Saltmarsh......Page 227
Sand Dune......Page 229
Machair......Page 233
Coastal Vegetated Shingle......Page 235
Saline Lagoon......Page 239
Rocky Shore......Page 241
Soft Cliff......Page 243
Hard Cliff and Cliff Slope......Page 245
OTHER HABITATS......Page 249
Arable......Page 251
Brownfield......Page 253
Traditional Orchard......Page 255
Habitat Correspondence Tables......Page 257
Species referred to in the text......Page 267
Photographic Credits......Page 274
Map Credits......Page 275
Acknowledgements......Page 276
Index......Page 277
