Vegetation of Britain and Ireland (Collins New Naturalist Library

图书信息

作者	Michael Proctor
出版社	Collins
ISBN	9780007498680
出版时间	2013-03-14
字数	77.9万
分类	Collins,进口书,外文原版书,法律,政治,宗教

读书简介

Another volume in the popular New Naturalist series, this book covers all aspects of the plant life of Britain and Ireland. Michael Proctor, an expert in his field, discusses the development of the landscape of Britain and Ireland from prehistoric times, including the influence of people and their agricultural practices on the vegetation. He provides a comprehensive account of all the different types of plant habitat in Britain and Ireland: from woodlands and scrubland to meadows and grasslands, from wetlands and peatlands to heaths, and from the mountain vegetation to the sea coast. He examines the history and ecology of each of these habitats, and describes the rich variety of flora found living there. The author concludes with an account of the changes to our landscape which have taken place during the twentieth century, and prospects for the future, including the effects of environmental change.

目录

Title Page

About the Editors

Contents

Editors’ Preface

Author’s Foreword and Acknowledgements

1 Britain and Ireland: Two Western Islands

2 Prehistory: from Glaciation to the Iron Age

3 History: from the Romans to Modern Times

4 Plant Communities

5 Woodlands: Introduction

6 Woods on the Better Soils, and Wet Woods

7 Broad-Leaved Woods on Acid Soils, and Scottish Pinewoods

8 Wood Margins, Scrub and Hedgerows

9 Meadows and Pastures

10 Weeds and Ruderals: Ecological Opportunism

11 Chalk and Limestone Grasslands

12 Lakes and Rivers: Freshwater Aquatic Vegetation

13 Peat, Peatlands and the Hydrosere

14 The Diversity of Peatlands: Fens and Valley Bogs

15 Peatland Landscapes: Ombrogenous Bogs

16 Heaths, Heather-Moors and Acid Grasslands

17 Mountains

18 The Sea Coast: Saltmarshes

19 Sand-dunes and Shingle

20 Sea-cliffs and Rocky Shores

21 Conclusion

Further Reading and References

Copyright

About the Publishers