THE CHANGING FLORA OF GLASGOW: URBAN AND RURAL PLANTS THROUGH THE CENTURIES
Written by J.H. Dickson, P. MacPherson, Keith Watson
Published by Edinburgh University Press
in 2000
ISBN: 0748613978
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- BOTANY
- SCOTLAND
- FLORA
THE CHANGING FLORA OF GLASGOW: URBAN AND RURAL PLANTS THROUGH THE CENTURIES
Written by J.H. Dickson, P. MacPherson, Keith Watson.
Stock no. 1830670
Hardback.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Data-gathering for this book started in 1984 and continued well into the late 1990s. A detailed listing of 1,500 species. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w distribution maps and illustrations, a few colour photos. xii and 402 pages. ISBN: 0748613978. Boards clean. Title page has been REMOVED. Top edge of text block lightly foxed. Contents clean. Binding glue visible on joints. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed.
Front cover
Contents
- Part I Background
- 1.1 Area, Methods and Recorders. James H. Dickson and Peter Macpherson
- 1.2 Topography, Geology and Soils. James H. Dickson, Graham Jardine and Michael Jarvis
- Topography; Geology; Soils
- 1.3 Climate. James H. Dickson
- Temperature; Precipitation; Wind, Fog and Cloud; Microclimates and Urban Warmth; the Climate of Glasgow in the European Scale; Climatic Change: Global Warming
- 1.4 Spreading of the City: Medieval Ti9mes to the Late Twentieth Century. James H. Dickson and Peter Macpherson
- 1.5 Pollution. James H. Dickson and Desmond Hammerton
- Air; De-icing Salt; Water
- Part 2 Catalogue of Past and Present Species. James H. Dickson, Peter Macpherson and Keith J. Watson
- Introduction
- Part 3 Invasion, Extinctions and Present Patterns of Plants. James H. Dickson
- 3.1 Sequence of Invasions
- Prehistoric to Medieval Times; AD 1550 to the Present; Seaborne Cargoes; Canals; Railways; Roads and Motorways
- 3.2 Interpretations of the Patterns; City Lovers, City Haters and Neutrals
- 3.3 Extinctions and the Causes
- Arable Fields; Woodlands; Unimproved Grassland and Dry Heathland; Wetlands, Watersides and Waterbodies; Gardens; Other Habitats; Centres of Extinction; Reasons for Extinction
- 3.4 Extinctions since the Recent Recording Began
- Part 4 Special Features of the Flora and Conservation
- 4.1 Comparisons with Other European Cities. James H. Dickson
- Glasgow, London and Berlin; Possible Effects of Global Warming
- 4.2 Implications for Conservation Places. James H. Dickson, Peter Macpherson and Keith J. Watson
- Waste Ground; Bings; Ancient Woodland; Raised Bogs; Other Habitats
- 4.3 Implications for Conservation: Species. James H. Dickson, Peter Macpherson and Keith J. Watson
- Aliens, mainly Invasive Neophytes, and their control; Red Data and Scarce Species; Native Species and Hybrids and their conservation