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Nature conservation : a review of the conservation of wildlife in Britain, 1950-2001 / Peter Marren.

Title
Nature conservation : a review of the conservation of wildlife in Britain, 1950-2001 / Peter Marren.
Author
Marren, Peter
Publication
London : HarperCollins, 2002.

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Description
344 p., 16 p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps; 22 cm.
Summary
Marren provides a comprehensive study of wildlife conservation in Britain, concentrating on events in the last 30 years of the 20th century.
Series Statement
The new naturalist ; 91
Uniform Title
New naturalist 91.
Subject
  • 1900-1999
  • Geschichte 1950-2000
  • Geschichte 1950-2001
  • Nature conservation > Great Britain
  • Nature conservation > Great Britain > History > 20th century
Genre/Form
History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [331]-336) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
1. Introduction: Where We Are Now -- Pt. I. Dramatis Personae. 2. The Official Conservation Agencies. 3. The Voluntary Army. 4. Conservation Politics: SSSIs and the Law -- Pt. II. Wildlife Habitats. 5. Nature Reserves. 6. The Farmed Environment. 7. Woods and Forests. 8. Bricks and Water -- Pt. III. Living with Wildlife. 9. Developments: Causes Celebres. 10. Animals That Get In Our Way. 11. Biodiversity. 12. Sea Eagles and Parrot's Feathers: Invading and Settling. 13. Summing Up: Whither Nature Conservation?
ISBN
  • 0007113056
  • 0007113064 (pbk.)
LCCN
^^2003446258
OCLC
  • 48977572
  • SCSB-11392386
Owning Institutions
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