BIRD LIFE OF MOUNTAIN AND UPLAND [Inscribed by the author to John Mitchell]

Ratcliffe, D. A.

ISBN 10: 0521331234 / ISBN 13: 9780521331234

Edité par Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1990

A propos de cet article

256 pages; b/w illustrations. Original dust jacket near fine with minimal wear, some spotting on the underside only, not price-clipped. Hard back binding fine. Contents clean and tight, a few spots to the endpaper and fore-edge, inscribed by the author to John Mitchell, fellow New Naturalist author otherwise unmarked. Size: 4to.

N° de réf. du vendeur 038396

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: BIRD LIFE OF MOUNTAIN AND UPLAND [Inscribed by the author to John Mitchell]
• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
• Date de parution: 1990
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0521331234
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780521331234
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Illustrateur: Chris Rose
• Édition: First Edition.
• État de l'article: Near Fine
• État de la jaquette: Near Fine
• Signé: Inscribed by Author(s)
• Type de livre: Book
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Birds - General

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Synopsis

This book describes the bird life of the various upland regions of the British Isles from a ecological standpoint.

Présentation de l'éditeur

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.