Wildlife in the City
Animals, birds, reptiles, insects and plants in an urban landscape
Jenkins, Alan C.
Publisher: Webb & Bower, Exeter, United Kingdom
Year Published: 1982
Pages: 160pp ISBN: 0-906671-56-6
Library of Congress Number: QH45.5 Dewey: 574.909'73'2
Resource Type: Book
From the city park to the suburban garden, from the murkiest canal to the vacant building plot or bomb site, there is an astonishing variety of wild species, mammal, bird, reptile, insect and plant-life which has either steadfastly maintained a footing alongside humans or colonized their urban areas.
Abstract:
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Table of Contents
1. Man and Nature
2. Wild Familiars
3. House-party
4. Garden-party
5. Dark Invader
6. Winged Scavengers
7. A Night on the Town
8. Forests of the Night
9. The Killers
10. Shadows of the Past
11. Living Waters
12. Nature and Man
References
Index
Acknowledgements
Subject Headings
