Our Heritage of Wild Nature

This 1945 book discusses how English natural habitats might be preserved in the face of post-war modernisation processes.

List of contents

Preface; 1. The destruction of rural beauty; 2. Why should wild life be preserved?; 3. What is there left to preserve?; 4. Native animals and the conflict of interests; 5. Native British woodlands; 6. Grassland and moorland, commons and heaths; 7. Lakes and rivers, fenland and bog; 8. The sea coast; 9. Changes in vegetations. Need for expert management; 10. Ownership and purposes of reserves; 11. Administration and use of reserves; 12. National parks and 'scheduled areas'; 13. The work of the Forestry Commission; 14. A national wild life service; 15. Education; 16. Conclusions; Index.

Summary

Sir Arthur George Tansley (1871–1955) was an English botanist who made significant contributions to the development of ecology and the conservation movement. In this volume, first published in 1945, Tansley discusses the ways in which English natural habitats might be preserved in the face of post-war modernisation processes.

Product details

• Authors: A. G. Tansley, Arthur George Tansley, Tansley Arthur George
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.01.2013
• EAN: 9781107610927
• ISBN: 978-1-107-61092-7
• No. of pages: 108
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; England, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, SCIENCE / History, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany, History of Science, Conservation of wildlife & habitats, c 1950 to c 1959, Plant Ecology, Conservation of wildlife and habitats, C 1945 To C 1960, Botany and plant sciences