{"product_id":"our-heritage-of-wild-nature-paperback-9781107610927","title":"Our Heritage of Wild Nature (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107610927","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eOur Heritage of Wild Nature\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1945 book discusses how English natural habitats might be preserved in the face of post-war modernisation processes.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eArthur George Tansley (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107610927, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 17 January 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e108 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 0.6 cm, 0.2 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSir 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, which was first published in 1945, Tansley discusses the ways in which English natural habitats might be preserved in the face of post-war modernisation processes. The book puts forward the thesis that English rural beauty can only be protected through 'the deliberate conservation of much of our native vegetation', a process that must be achieved through a proper understanding of plant ecology. This process, of course, runs in tandem with the aim of protecting the various forms of animal life which find their homes within a diversity of habitats. The text also contains numerous photographic figures and a detailed index. This is a fascinating book that will be of value to anyone with an interest in ecology and botany.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. The destruction of rural beauty\u003cbr\u003e 2. Why should wild life be preserved?\u003cbr\u003e 3. What is there left to preserve?\u003cbr\u003e 4. Native animals and the conflict of interests\u003cbr\u003e 5. Native British woodlands\u003cbr\u003e 6. Grassland and moorland, commons and heaths\u003cbr\u003e 7. Lakes and rivers, fenland and bog\u003cbr\u003e 8. The sea coast\u003cbr\u003e 9. Changes in vegetations. Need for expert management\u003cbr\u003e 10. Ownership and purposes of reserves\u003cbr\u003e 11. Administration and use of reserves\u003cbr\u003e 12. National parks and 'scheduled areas'\u003cbr\u003e 13. The work of the Forestry Commission\u003cbr\u003e 14. A national wild life service\u003cbr\u003e 15. Education\u003cbr\u003e 16. Conclusions\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20science%20%5BPDX%5D%22\"\u003ePDX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265783255320,"sku":"9781107610927","price":35.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107610927i_730e20da-d1a0-4a7f-a9a6-044ceeff859c.jpg?v=1696766707","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/our-heritage-of-wild-nature-paperback-9781107610927","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}