Wytham Woods
Subtitle: Oxford's ecological laboratory
By: editors, P.S. Savill ... [et al.].
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Oxford [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 263
ISBN-13: 9780199543205
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"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface / John Krebs; title: 1. Introduction / C.M. Perrins; title: 2. The Physical Environment / M.E. Taylor, M.D. Morecroft, and H.R. Oliver; title: 3. Woods Ancient and Modern: land use history / C.W.D. Gibson and K.J. Kirby; title: 4. The Woods in the Modern Landscape / K.J. Kirby and C.W.D. Gibson; title: 5. The Trees in the Woods 1945 -2007 / K.J. Kirby; title: 6. The Flowers of the Forest / K.J. Kirby and M D Morecroft; title: 7. The Ecology of Upper Seeds: an old-field succession experiment / C.W.D. Gibson; title: 8. Invertebrates / C. Hambler, G.R.W. Wint, and D.J. Rogers; title: 9. Birds / C.M. Perrins and A.G. Gosler; title: 10. Mammals of Wytham Woods / C.D. Buesching, J.R. Clarke, S.A. Ellwood, C. King, C. Newman, and D.W. Macdonald; title: 11. Conservation Management of Wytham Woods, / N. Fisher, N.D. Brown, and P.S. Savill; title: 12. Wytham in a Changing World / M.D. Morecroft and M.E. Taylor; title: References; title: Index.