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THE BROADS (NN 89)

by Brian Moss

Published by Harper Collins. 1st. 2001

Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper. New Naturalist No. 89. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos.

Very slight fading to wrapper spine.

ISBN: 0002201631
Stock no. 2110322

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Contents

  • PART I. HUNTER, PIRATE, MARSHMAN, MONK
  • 1. The Broads, an Overview
  • 2. Before the Broads
  • 3. River and Catchment
  • 4. Pristine Broadland - Floodplain and Estuary
  • 5. Invasion and Settlement
  • PART II. CUTTER, DIGGER, TOILER, REEVE
  • 6. Medieval Broadland and Modern Fens
  • 7. The Origin and Limnology of the Early Broads
  • 8. Broadland From the Normans to Victoria
  • PART III. GUNNER, YACHTSMAN, WHERRYMAN, NATURALIST
  • 9. The Development of the Grazing Marshes
  • 10. The Rise of Profits, the Start of Decline?
  • 11. War and its Consequences
  • 12. Developments in the Broads and Rivers
  • 13. Changes in the Reedswamps and Fens
  • 14. Drainage and Threats to the Grazing Marshes
  • PART IV. OFFICER, VISITOR, MINISTER, SAGE
  • 15. The Natural History of Organisation Man in Broadland
  • 16. What Can be Done? The Current Condition of the Waters and their Restoration
  • 17. The Present State and Management of the Fens and Grazing Marshes
  • Postscript
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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