The Common Eider (Poyser Monographs) by Chris Waltho,John Coulson PDF

By Chris Waltho,John Coulson

ISBN-10: 1408125323

ISBN-13: 9781408125328

a standard sight round the extra northerly beaches of the British Isles, the typical Eider is the most important duck within the northern hemisphere. The eider is very good tailored to cold-water environments; the insulating homes of eider down are iconic. The species is taxonomically fascinating, with various well-marked subspecies reflecting the styles of ice assurance in the course of historic glaciations, and those geese have additionally supplied the point of interest for a couple of very important behavioural experiences, particularly on feeding ecology and effort budgets.

Eiders have a protracted organization with people, and feature deep cultural importance in lots of societies. besides the fact that, glossy existence are exposing those geese to a variety of new pressures.

This monograph offers a complete portrait of the typical Eider; authors Chris Waltho and John Coulson compile an in depth and various overseas literature, with sections on taxonomy, habitats, breeding biology, inhabitants dynamics, vitamin and foraging, dispersal and migration, and conservation.

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