LEADER 03984oam 2200673I 450 001 9910451318503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-203-06114-4 010 $a1-134-71572-2 010 $a1-280-33012-0 010 $a9786610330126 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203061145 035 $a(CKB)1000000000255907 035 $a(EBL)179898 035 $a(OCoLC)277681706 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000265796 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11204542 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000265796 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10301269 035 $a(PQKB)10851532 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC179898 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL179898 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10054895 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL33012 035 $a(OCoLC)50496701 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000255907 100 $a20180331d1999 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aUrban habitats /$f. Philip Wheater ; illustrations by Jo Wright 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d1999. 215 $a1 online resource (207 p.) 225 1 $aHabitat guides 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-16265-3 311 $a0-415-16264-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [166]-175) and indexes. 327 $aBook Cover; Title; Contents; List of plates; List of figures; List of tables; List of species boxes; Acknowledgements; Series introduction; INTRODUCTION; Impacts of physical factors; Ecological aspects; Adaptations and characteristics; Geographical influences; THE ECOLOGY OF URBAN HABITATS; Parks, gardens and allotments; Playing fields, golf courses and other grasslands; Demolition sites; Industrial wasteland, spoil heaps, quarries and mines; Refuse tips; Road verges and railways; Walls, buildings and paved areas; Churchyards and cemeteries; Aquatic urban habitats; Marshes and reedbeds 327 $aStreams, 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 327 $aCoastal 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 330 $aThe author presents an illustrated and practical guide to the wide range of urban habitats and the flora and fauna that live within them. The important conservation and management issues presently being faced within our towns and cities are examined.Topics of concern to the conservationalist or habitat manager are explored, including:* the impact and monitoring of pollution* the effects of invasive species* guidelines for the ecological management of sites to enhance their nature conservation value.Urban Habitats is richly illustrated, features up-to-date reference 410 0$aHabitat guides. 606 $aUrban ecology (Biology) 606 $aNature conservation 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aUrban ecology (Biology) 615 0$aNature conservation. 676 $a577.5/6 700 $aWheater$b C. Philip$f1956,$0270959 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910451318503321 996 $aUrban habitats$92272323 997 $aUNINA