Lapland: A Natural History

Lapland: A Natural History

by Derek Ratcliffe and Mike Unwin
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 30/06/2010

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This stunning new Poyser title looks at the flora and fauna of

Lapland - that area of northern Europe and northwestern Russia which

lies within the Arctic circle. After general introductions, the book

examines the Lapland ecosystems and species by habitat type, with one

chapter dealing with freshwater habitats, another with open tundra and

so on. The history of natural history study in the region, and the

conservation issues affecting it today, are also discussed.


The book is illustrated throughout with a wealth of the author's own

colour photographs, and there are also some line drawings and a number

of maps and other figures to illustrate key points. This is a

wonderfully evocative book which creates a vivid sense of place for one

of the planet's last wildernesses, and will appeal to anyone who loves

wildlife and wild places.


"A rare window onto one of Europe's most unspoiled areas, by the

outstanding British field naturalist of the late 20th century." The Independent


"An informative and easy-to-read text on a part of the natural world unfamiliar to many. It is a fascinating, enjoyable book." Wildlife Activist, Summer 2006

ISBN:
9781408131671
9781408131671
Category:
Wildlife: general interest
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
30-06-2010
Language:
English
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing
Derek Ratcliffe

Derek Ratcliffe grew up in Carlisle and began watching Ravens in the Lake- land fells while still a schoolboy. He later explored the Southern Uplands, Snowdonia and the Highlands, and developed a particular enthusiasm for the wildlife of the mountains and moorlands. In 1956, he joined the staff of the Nature Conservancy in Scotland, and worked for several years on the survey of vegetation in the Scottish Highlands and Islands.

After this, Derek became involved in monitoring of the British Peregrine population and in the Monks Wood studies of the effects of organochlorine insecticides on birds of prey. In the late 1960s, he was responsible for the compilation of A Nature Conservation Review, an inventory of the most important terrestrial and freshwater sites in Britain for biological conservation. When the Nature Conservancy was set up anew in 1974, he became Chief Scientist and remained in his post until retirement in 1989.

Although Ravens have always had to be largely a spare-time interest, he has managed to be in their nesting haunts in the spring of every year from 1945 onwards, and continues to enlarge his knowledge of their ways in the company of fellow Raven enthusiasts. He enjoys the freedom of retirement to pursue field work and to write about wildlife and its conservation.

Mike Unwin

Mike Unwin is a freelance writer, editor and illustrator with over 13 years' experience in natural history publishing. In 2000 he won the BBC Wildlife travel-writing competition. His children's titles include the bestselling RSPB My First Book of Garden Birds and My First Book of Garden Wildlife.

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