Wytham Woods : Oxford's ecological laboratory
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Wytham Woods : Oxford's ecological laboratory
Oxford University Press, 2010
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Series title on dust jacket: Oxford biology
Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-252) and index
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Description
For the first time, this book tells the Wytham story in a way that is accessible to both scientist and general reader alike. It provides a fascinating overview of what the Woods are like, their history, composition (both plant and animal), and how their wildlife has changed over time. This iconic location has been the subject of a series of continuous ecological research programmes dating back to the 1920s, a level of continuity of research effort that is extremely rare. Hence there is a strong emphasis on the significance of the scientific research that has been done there and how this has contributed to ecological thinking elsewhere.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Physical Environment
- 3. Woods Ancient and Modern: land use history
- 4. The Woods in the Modern Landscape
- 5. The Trees in the Woods 1945 -2007
- 6. The Flowers of the Forest
- 7. The Ecology of Upper Seeds: an old-field succession experiment
- 8. Invertebrates
- 9. Birds
- 10. Mammals
- 11. Conservation Management of Wytham Woods
- 12. Wytham in a Changing World
- References
- Index
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