Saltmarsh

Clive Chatters (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

384 Seiten

2017
Bloomsbury Natural History (Verlag)
978-1-4729-3359-1 (ISBN)

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“Saltmarshes are often remote, inhospitable places, neither land nor sea, as hard to pin down as they are to navigate. In this saline odyssey, Clive Chatters has explored his favourite creeks, pools and mudflats to bring us an absorbing celebration of the ecology, biology, geology and history of this scarce and mysterious habitat. There are Tadpole Shrimps, and rare sedges, waders and Wild Celery – even inland saltmarshes – in this tour de force by a superb naturalist and writer.“
BRETT WESTWOOD, naturalist, author and radio presenter

Saltmarshes are among Britain’s most diverse and dynamic landscapes. They abound around our shores but may also be found inland and at altitude – wherever water, salt and vegetation combine. The species they support range from extreme rarities of specialised habitats to the less demanding denizens of coastal wetlands. Here is a landscape of international importance for migratory birds, endemic plants and an exceptional variety of invertebrates.

Clive Chatters has a lifetime’s affinity with saltmarshes. In this fifth volume of the British Wildlife Collection, he celebrates their natural history and diversity, from the highly distinctive marshes in the Scottish Highlands to the urban remnants of the Thames estuary now engulfed within the capital. By examining the past of these complex habitats, we can gain an insight into how they have developed, and an understanding of their relationship with people. In addition to their exceptionally diverse natural history, saltmarshes are sources of food and medicine, they play a pivotal role in flood defence and carbon sequestration, and have inspired artistic endeavour.

Clive Chatters is a naturalist who has worked for over 35 years as a nature conservationist in the counties adjoining the Solent. He has held positions in both the statutory and voluntary conservation sectors, taking time off to assist in establishing the New Forest National Park. Author of a variety of publications from scientific reports to magazine articles, he has also written several books including Flowers of the Forest, an exploration of the botany of the New Forest through its history and rural economy, and Wild Hampshire and Isle of Wight, to commemorate the golden jubilee of the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust.

Preface
1. Introduction
2. Far from the shore
3. On the wind
4. In the Highlands
5. Atlantic gateway
6. The merse of the Solway Firth
7. Bae Ceredigion
8. Genesis of the Humber
9. Seawalls and the Severn
10. Capital marsh country
11. The legacy of the Solent's artwork
12. Southampton's Spartinas
13. Conservation before conservationists
14. The advent of nature conservation
15. Modest proposals
16. The rise of regulation
17. International perspectives
18. Invasive and non-native species
19. Conservation in practice
20. Rejuvenation
21. Time and tide
Appendix A: A provisional inventory of inland saltmarshes in Britain
Appendix B: Special Areas of Conservation in Britain supporting saltmarsh habitats
References and further reading
Species names
Illustration credits
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	20.10.2017
Reihe/Serie	British Wildlife Collection
Zusatzinfo	260 colour photos
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Gewicht	1209 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Botanik
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
ISBN-10	1-4729-3359-1 / 1472933591
ISBN-13	978-1-4729-3359-1 / 9781472933591
Zustand	Neuware