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A natural and not-so-natural history
出版Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019-01-24
主題Nature / Ecosystems & Habitats / RiversNature / Environmental Conservation & ProtectionTravel / Europe / Great BritainNature / RegionalScience / Earth Sciences / Limnology
ISBN14729585359781472958532
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=A-B8DwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Throughout British history rivers have been of profound economic, social and cultural importance – yet as we see with increasing frequency they have the potential to wreak great destruction.

This book describes the natural and not-so-natural changes that have affected British rivers since the last ice age and looks at the many plants and animals that live along, above and within them. Detailed case studies of the Meon, Dee and Endrick illustrate the incredibly varied nature of our river ecosystems, and the natural and human factors that make each one different.

Written by two widely respected river ecologists, the book looks not only at rivers as they were and are but also at how they can be managed and cared for.

Full of interesting facts and stunning images, Rivers is essential reading for anyone professionally involved in rivers and for the naturalist, conservationist and layman alike. It is the one book you need to understand this singularly important and often contentious feature of the British landscape.