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Saltmarsh (Hardcover)
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Saltmarsh (Hardcover)
Series: British Wildlife Collection
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"Saltmarshes are often remote, inhospitable places, neither land
nor sea, as hard to pin down as they are to navigate. In this
saline odyssey, Clive Chatters has explored his favourite creeks,
pools and mudflats to bring us an absorbing celebration of the
ecology, biology, geology and history of this scarce and mysterious
habitat. There are Tadpole Shrimps, and rare sedges, waders and
Wild Celery - even inland saltmarshes - in this tour de force by a
superb naturalist and writer." BRETT WESTWOOD, naturalist, author
and radio presenter Saltmarshes are among Britain's most diverse
and dynamic landscapes. They abound around our shores but may also
be found inland and at altitude - wherever water, salt and
vegetation combine. The species they support range from extreme
rarities of specialised habitats to the less demanding denizens of
coastal wetlands. Here is a landscape of international importance
for migratory birds, endemic plants and an exceptional variety of
invertebrates. Clive Chatters has a lifetime's affinity with
saltmarshes. In this fifth volume of the British Wildlife
Collection, he celebrates their natural history and diversity, from
the highly distinctive marshes in the Scottish Highlands to the
urban remnants of the Thames estuary now engulfed within the
capital. By examining the past of these complex habitats, we can
gain an insight into how they have developed, and an understanding
of their relationship with people. In addition to their
exceptionally diverse natural history, saltmarshes are sources of
food and medicine, they play a pivotal role in flood defence and
carbon sequestration, and have inspired artistic endeavour.
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