Rivers : a natural and not-so-natural history /
By: Holmes, Nigel.
Contributor(s): Raven, Paul J.
Series: Publisher: Cumnor Hill, Oxford : British Wildlife Publishing, 2014Description: 432 pages : illustrations (colour), maps (colour) ; 25 cm.Content type: text | still image | cartographic image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780956490254; 0956490255.Subject(s): Rivers -- History -- Great Britain | Stream ecology -- Great BritainDDC classification: 577.640941Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references (p.404-410) and index.
Preface -- Introduction -- Rivers through the ages -- The making and shaping of Britain's rivers -- Assessing the health of rivers -- River plants -- Plants of riverbanks, floodplains and valley sides -- Small creatures without backbones -- Fish, amphibians and reptiles -- Birds and mammals -- A comparison of three rivers : the Meon, Dee and Endrick -- Caring for our rivers once again -- References and further reading -- Abbreviations -- English and scientific species names -- Index -- Illustration acknowledgements.
Including detailed information about each of the huge variety of river-types to be found in Britain and their flora and fauna, discussion of individual examples both large and small, and crucial insights into their maintenance and the dangers of their mismanagement, this is essential reading for serious conservationist and interested layman alike.