Lowland Heaths

2009* Heather

Ecology, History, Restoration and Management

Author: Ian D. Rotherham,Janice Bradley,Wildlife Trusts (Nottinghamshire, England)

Publisher: Lulu.com

ISBN: 190409810X

Category: Heather

Page: 143

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Lowland Grassland and Heathland Habitats

2003-10-04 Science

Author: Elizabeth Price

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 1134661266

Category: Science

Page: 268

View: 1296

Grasslands are everywhere: agricultural land, playing fields and road verges; but while species-poor, intensively managed grasslands are widespread, colourful semi-natural grasslands and heathlands, buzzing with life, are scarce. These semi-natural habitats are ancient, cultural landscapes, which are of considerable, if not international importance for biodiversity. However, despite targets for the conservation and restoration of these valuable grasslands and heathlands, these habitats continue to decline before our eyes. Lowland Grassland and Heathland Habitats contrasts the uniformity of intensively managed grassland with the diversity of traditionally managed grasslands and heathlands. It examines topics of concern to the ecologist or habitat manager such as causes of the loss and deterioration of these habitats, including inappropriate management, eutrophication and climate change. It then evaluates opportunities for positive change, such as conservation, restoration and creation. A series of case-studies illustrates the pressures on some lowland grassland and heathland habitat types and looks at ways to enhance them for biodiversity. This habitat guide features illustrated species boxes of typical plants and animals, as well as a full species list, a series of projects on the ecology of grassland and heathland species, a colour plate section, up-to-date references and information, and a full glossary. It will provide students and environmentalists with a deeper understanding of the nature and importance of lowland grasslands and heathlands.
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Handbook of Biodiversity Methods

2005-08-11 Nature

Survey, Evaluation and Monitoring

Author: David Hill,Matthew Fasham,Graham Tucker,Michael Shewry,Philip Shaw

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

ISBN: 9781139445580

Category: Nature

Page: N.A

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Biodiversity is recognised to be of global importance, yet species and habitats continue to be under increasing pressure from human-induced influences. Environmental concerns are high on the political agenda, driving increased legislation to protect the natural environment. The starting point for much of this legislation is the requirement for a comprehensive biodiversity audit. For those needing to undertake such audits, this Handbook, first published in 2005, provides standard procedures which will enable practitioners to better monitor the condition of the biodiversity resource, resulting in improved data upon which to base future policy decisions and actions. Organised in three parts, the Handbook first addresses planning, covering method selection, experimental design, sampling strategy, and data analysis and evaluation. The second part describes survey, evaluation and monitoring methods for a broad range of habitats. Part three considers species and provides information on general methods before addressing specific methods of survey and monitoring for the major taxonomic groups.
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Coastal Conservation and Management

2012-12-06 Nature

An Ecological Perspective

Author: J. Pat Doody

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

ISBN: 9401009716

Category: Nature

Page: 308

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Coastal Conservation and Management provides the reader with a synthesis of the range and variation of the main coastal formations and includes practical guidance on their management. The book discusses all the main coastal habitats of importance for nature conservation (saltmarsh, shingle, sand dune and seacliff) as well as combinations of these habitats (estuaries and other coastal wetlands). It offers a comprehensive picture of both the soft sedimentary formations and those which are more resilient. While these habitats have all been covered elsewhere in the literature, no single volume gives such a wide-ranging account. An attempt is made throughout to provide the reader with a basic understanding of the importance and range of variation of each habitat and coastal ecosystem. The principal issues are discussed and the key management options identified. Some prescriptive suggestions are made, though for the most part, the reader is left to ponder the issues and their possible solutions.
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Thermodynamics

1996-06-30 Science

Author: N.A. Gokcen,R.G. Reddy

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

ISBN: 9780306453809

Category: Science

Page: 400

View: 9391

This edition of Thermodynamics is a thoroughly revised, streamlined, and cor rected version of the book of the same title, first published in 1975. It is intended for students, practicing engineers, and specialists in materials sciences, metallur gical engineering, chemical engineering, chemistry, electrochemistry, and related fields. The present edition contains many additional numerical examples and prob lems. Greater emphasis is put on the application of thermodynamics to chemical, materials, and metallurgical problems. The SI system has been used through out the textbook. In addition, a floppy disk for chemical equilibrium calculations is enclosed inside the back cover. It contains the data for the elements, oxides, halides, sulfides, and other inorganic compounds. The subject material presented in chapters III to XIV formed the basis of a thermodynamics course offered by one of the authors (R.G. Reddy) for the last 14 years at the University of Nevada, Reno. The subject matter in this book is based on a minimum number of laws, axioms, and postulates. This procedure avoids unnecessary repetitions, often encountered in books based on historical sequence of development in thermodynamics. For example, the Clapeyron equation, the van't Hoff equation, and the Nernst distribution law all refer to the Gibbs energy changes of relevant processes, and they need not be presented as radically different relationships.
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British Reports, Translations and Theses

1993 Great Britain

Received by the British Library Lending Division, Including Material from the Republic of Ireland

Author: British Library. Lending Division

Publisher: N.A

ISBN: N.A

Category: Great Britain

Page: N.A

View: 7705

Issue for Mar. 1981 contains index for Jan.-Mar. 1981 in microfiche form.
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Science and Golf

1998 Golf

Proceedings of the ... World Scientific Congress of Golf

Author: N.A

Publisher: N.A

ISBN: N.A

Category: Golf

Page: N.A

View: 573

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Farming in Ireland

2003 Technology & Engineering

history, heritage and environment

Author: John Feehan,University College, Dublin. Faculty of General Agriculture

Publisher: University College Dublin Faculty of Agriculture

ISBN: N.A

Category: Technology & Engineering

Page: 606

View: 992

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Bulletin

2004 Ecology

Author: N.A

Publisher: N.A

ISBN: N.A

Category: Ecology

Page: N.A

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Grassland management in the "environmentally sensitive areas"

1997 Technology & Engineering

proceedings of the British Grassland Society Conference held at the University of Lancaster, 23-25 September 1997

Author: British Grassland Society. Conference,Roger David Sheldrick

Publisher: N.A

ISBN: N.A

Category: Technology & Engineering

Page: 294

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