F. Fraser Darling Natural History in the Highlands and Islands
F. Fraser Darling Natural History in the Highlands and Islands Аннотация The Highlands and Islands of Scotland are rugged moorland, alpine mountains and jagged coast with remarkable natural history. This edition is exclusive to newnaturalists.comThe Highlands and Islands of Scotland are rugged moorland, alpine mountains and jagged coast with remarkable natural history, including relict and specialised animals and plants. Here are animals in really large numbers: St. Kilda with its sea-birds, North Rona its seals, Islay its wintering geese, rivers and lochs with their spawning salmon and trout, the ubiquitous midges! This is big country with red deer, wildcat, pine marten, badger, otter, fox, ermine, golden eagle, osprey, raven, peregrine, grey lag, divers, phalaropes, capercaillie and ptarmigan. Off-shore are killer whales and basking sharks. Here too in large scale interaction is forestry, sheep farming, sport, tourism and wild life conservation. Содержание Natural History in the Highlands and Islands 6 Editors: 8 Table of Contents 9 EDITORSâ PREFACE 11 AUTHORâS PREFACE 14 CHAPTER 1 16 CLIMATE 31 CHAPTER 2 48 THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN 49 HIGHLAND FRINGE THE CENTRAL HIGHLAND ZONE 56 THE NORTHERN HIGHLANDS, A ZONE OF 62 SUB-ARCTIC AFFINITIES CHAPTER 3 74 THE WESTERN HIGHLANDS OR 75 ATLANTIC ZONE THE OUTER HEBRIDES OR OCEANIC 93 ZONE CHAPTER 4 108 Конец ознакомительного фрагмента. 132 Collins New Naturalist Library 6 Natural History in the Highlands and Islands F. Fraser Darling D.Sc. F.R.S.E. With 46 Colour Photographs By F. Fraser Darling, John Markham and Others, 55 Black-and-White Photographs and 24 Maps and Diagrams TO THE MEMORY OF WILLIAM ORR, F.R.C.V.S.
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