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The Unique Ecosystems of the Oxfordshire Valley-head Fens
Celebrating the centenary of the first nature reserve in Oxfordshire
Multi-disciplinary research supporting conservation
An opportunity to read multi-disciplinary accounts of the origins, workings, diverse biology and conservation of these ecosystems which have hitherto not been understood.
Contents
- New experimental and descriptive work on the nutrient requirements of the vegetation explains much of the unique nature of these habitats
- Studies of the rare and characteristic invertebrates show how very special these sites are
- Many important conclusions are made for the conservation of these fens
- This approach represents a paradigm for the understanding and future sustainability of specific ecosystems
- Vegetation history since the last ice age by Petra Dark
- Hydrology by Peter Morris
- New insights into the botany by Bryan Wheeler
- The importance for invertebrates by Keith Porter
- The southern damselfly by Graham Steven
- Molluscs by Steve Gregory