MOUNTAINS AND MOORLANDS. By W.H. Pearsall. Collins New Naturalist No. 11. First edition.

1950 1st edition. 8vo (152 x 222mm). Ppxvi,312. Colour and b/w plates, b/w illustrations, maps and bibliography. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt.

"With 47 colour photographs by John Markham, B.A. Crouch and others. 34 photographs in black and white and 48 maps and diagrams". This is an excellent examination of the geography, flora and fauna of British Many mountain and moorland environments. Even now indispensible reading for anybody interested in British geography, ecology and conservation. Many good illustrations. Chapters include: Introduction; Structure; Climate; Soils; Mountain vegetation; The lower grasslands; Woodlands; Moorlands and bogs; Vegetation and habitat; Ecological history; Upland animals - the invertebrates; The larger mammals and birds; Animal communities and their history; The future - conservation and utilisation; Additional maps.