Upland Habitats (Paperback)

Upland Habitats presents a comprehensive illustrated guide to the habits wildlife and conservation of Britains last wilderness areas. These include: heather moors, sheep walk deer forest, blanket bogs, montane and sub-montane forests. The book examines the unique characteristics of uplands and the ecological processes and historical events that have shaped them since the end of the last glaciaton. Among the key conservation and management issues explored in are:
* modern agricultural practices and economics
* habitat degradation through overgrazing
* commercial forest plantations
* the persecution of wildlife
* recreation in the uplands
* the funding of upland farming.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Habitat Guides
Release date:	June 1999
First published:	1999
Authors:	Alan F. Fielding • Paul F. Haworth
Dimensions:	246 x 189 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	162
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-18086-3
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Regional geography Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Ecological science, the Biosphere Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Conservation of the environment > Conservation of wildlife & habitats > General
LSN:	0-415-18086-4
Barcode:	9780415180863

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