Natural History in the Highlands and Islands
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The Highlands and Islands of Scotland are rugged moorland, alpine mountains and jagged coast with remarkable natural history. This edition is exclusive to newnaturalists.comThe Highlands and Islands of Scotland are rugged moorland, alpine mountains and jagged coast with remarkable natural history, including relict and specialised animals and plants. Here are animals in really large numbers: St. Kilda with its sea-birds, North Rona its seals, Islay its wintering geese, rivers and lochs with their spawning salmon and trout, the ubiquitous midges! This is big country with red deer, wildcat, pine marten, badger, otter, fox, ermine, golden eagle, osprey, raven, peregrine, grey lag, divers, phalaropes, capercaillie and ptarmigan. Off-shore are killer whales and basking sharks. Here too in large scale interaction is forestry, sheep farming, sport, tourism and wild life conservation.
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F. Darling Fraser. Natural History in the Highlands and Islands
Natural History in the Highlands and Islands. F. Fraser Darling. D.Sc. F.R.S.E. With 46 Colour Photographs By F. Fraser Darling, John Markham and Others, 55 Black-and-White Photographs and 24 Maps and Diagrams
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Table of Contents
EDITORS’ PREFACE
AUTHOR’S PREFACE
CHAPTER 1
CLIMATE
CHAPTER 2
THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN HIGHLAND FRINGE
THE CENTRAL HIGHLAND ZONE
THE NORTHERN HIGHLANDS, A ZONE OF SUB-ARCTIC AFFINITIES
CHAPTER 3
THE WESTERN HIGHLANDS OR ATLANTIC ZONE
THE OUTER HEBRIDES OR OCEANIC ZONE
CHAPTER 4
CHAPTER 5
CHAPTER 6
CHAPTER 7
CHAPTER 8
CHAPTER 9
THE SHORE LINE AND THE INTERTIDAL ZONE
FREE-SWIMMING FAUNA OF THE SEA LOCHS AND SHALLOW SEAS
THE HERRING AND ITS PREDATORS
THE MAMMALIAN FAUNA OF THE HEBRIDEAN AND WEST HIGHLAND SEAS AND SEA LOCHS
CHAPTER 10
TABLE OF BREEDING BIRDS
CHAPTER 11
CHAPTER 12
PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL FACTORS
THE SALMON FAMILY (SALMONIDAE) IN THE HIGHLANDS
INVERTEBRATE BIOLOGY
THE AVIAN FAUNA OF HIGHLAND RIVER AND LOCH SYSTEMS
THE BOTANICAL COMPLEX OF HIGHLAND FRESH WATERS
CONCLUSION
BIBLIOGRAPHY
MAPS SHOWING THE DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN ANIMALS IN THE HIGHLANDS
INDEX
Black and White Plates. PLATE I
PLATE II
PLATE III
PLATE IV
PLATE V
PLATE VI
PLATE VII
PLATE VIII
PLATE IX
PLATE X
PLATE XI
BIRDS OF PINE FOREST AND MOOR. PLATE XII
PLATE XIII
PLATE XIV
PLATE XV
PLATE XVI
PLATE XVII
PLATE XVIII
PLATE XIX
PLATE XX
BIRDS OF THE SHINGLE AND SEA-SHORE. PLATE XXI
PLATE XXII
PLATE XXIII
PLATE XXIV
PLATE XXV
PLATE XXVI
PLATE XXVII
PLATE XXVIII
PLATE XXIX
PLATE XXX
PLATE XXXI
PLATE XXXII
Colour Plates. PLATE 1
PLATE 2
PLATE 3
PLATE 4
PLATE 5
PLATE 6
PLATE 7
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PLATE 10
PLATE 11
PLATE 12
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