Britain's Mammals Updated Edition : : A Field Guide to the Mammals of Great Britain and Ireland / / Dominic Couzens, Jon Dunn, Robert Still, Andy Swash.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2021 English
• VerfasserIn: Couzens, Dominic,; Still, Robert,; Swash, Andy,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2021]; ©2021
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: WILDGuides ; 43
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (328 p.) :; 500 color photos.

A comprehensive photographic field guide to the mammals of Great Britain and IrelandBritain’s Mammals is a comprehensive and beautifully designed photographic field guide to all the mammals recorded in the wild in Great Britain and Ireland in recent times—including marine mammals, bats and introduced species that have bred. The book features 500 stunning photographs and incorporates invaluable tips and suggestions to help you track down and identify even the most difficult species.This easy-to-use book provides an introduction to the different types of mammal. Concise species accounts focus on identification, and include up-to-date information on sounds, habitat, food, habits, breeding behaviour, and population and status, as well as descriptions of key field signs—including tracks, droppings and nests—that give away the presence of mammals even when they are out of sight. Guidance is also provided on ways of studying and observing mammals—including small-mammal trapping, bat detecting and whale watching. In addition, the book contains sections on mammal conservation, legislation and further sources of useful information. Handy and informative, this guide is the ideal companion for anyone interested in watching mammals in Great Britain and Ireland.Comprehensive coverage of all 126 mammal species recorded500 superb colour photographs carefully selected to show key identification featuresUp-to-date distribution mapsDetailed illustrations of tracks, dentition and other identification featuresHelpful tips for identifying tracks and other signs you may encounterLatest information on status, population, distribution and conservation designationsAdvice on finding and watching mammals

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- The biology and life-cycle of mammals -- The history of Britain’s and Ireland’s mammals -- Mammals – explaining the names and classification -- Britain’s and Ireland’s mammals – an overview -- Watching mammals -- The species accounts -- Terrestrial Mammals -- Squirrels and dormice -- Small mammals (voles, mice and shrews), rats and beavers -- Moles -- Hedgehogs -- Rabbit and hares -- Bats -- Terrestrial carnivores -- Pigs -- Deer -- Semi-domesticated introductions -- Marsupials -- Introduced ephemerals -- Marine Mammals -- Introduction -- Seals -- Cetaceans -- Status and legislation -- Further reading and sources of useful information -- Acknowledgements and photographic/artwork credits -- Index