Buchbeschreibung (Hardcover, 2007). 2007 1st edition. Large 4to (212 x 303mm). Ppxii,164. Colour photographs, brief bibliography. Green boards, upper board and spine titled in gilt. Minor faults, paper faults to pp113-116. Good-plus in like dust-wrapper. This book was produced by the Test and Itchen Association to mark the Association's centenary. This is a thorough and systematic exposition of chalk stream management, drawing on the expertise and experience of members of the Association. Chapters include: Origins and evolution - the historical, geographical and geological context of the English chalkstreams; Aquatic plants - plants and algae, their identification, management and cultivation; The ecology of the river bank - plants, animals, insects and birds, alien species, adjacent ecological communities; Chalkstream invertebrates - mostly insects, but also crustaceans and molluscs - identification, ecology and management; Chalk stream fish and their management - trout, salmon, grayling, pike, eel, rainbow trout, other speices, management, stocking, disease, control of predators and competitors, control of unwanted fish species; the river keeper's year. Contributing authors are, Michael Baron (formerly Head of Science, Winchester College), Warren Gilchrist, Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society, Shaun Leonard, Head of Fishery Studies, Sparsholt College, Guy Robinson, Head River Keeper, Leckford Estate. A superb book, essential reading for anyone even vaguely interested in the management and ecology of chalk streams (or any river, come to that). . Bestandsnummer des Verk�ufers 37959

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