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Urban habitats /

The author presents an illustrated and practical guide to the wide range of urban habitats and the flora and fauna that live within them. The important conservation and management issues presently being faced within our towns and cities are examined.Topics of concern to the conservationalist or habi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wheater, C. Philip, 1956-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Taylor & Francis, 1999.
Colección:Habitat guides.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 8 |a Streams, rivers and canalsPonds, lakes and reservoirs; Sand and gravel pits; Sewage works; Coastal features; MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION; Lichens and sulphur dioxide pollution; Freshwaters and pollution; Noxious species; Noxious animals; Habitat management; Reclamation and restoration of derelict land; Strategies for nature conservation; Urban wildlife and city people; CASE STUDIES; Ecological parks in London; Habitat initiatives in Merseyside; Sutton Mill Dam; Mersey Community Forest; The Forth and Clyde Canal in Glasgow; A stormwater retention basin in the West Midlands 
505 8 |a Coastal habitats in CardiffPRACTICAL WORK; Health and safety; Distribution of pavement plants; Flora of urban wasteland; Distribution of tar-spot fungus on sycamore trees; Colonisation of stones by invertebrate animals; Distribution of grey squirrel dreys; Vigilance behaviour in mallards; Glossary; Species List; Further Reading; References; Subject index; Species index 
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