Name: THE CHANGING FLORA OF GLASGOW: URBAN AND RURAL PLANTS THROUGH THE CENTURIES
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THE CHANGING FLORA OF GLASGOW: URBAN AND RURAL PLANTS THROUGH THE CENTURIES

by J.H. Dickson; P. MacPherson; Keith Watson

Published by Edinburgh University Press.

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.

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.

ISBN: 0748613978
Stock no. 1830670

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NATURAL HISTORY
BOTANY
SCOTLAND
FLORA

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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