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Synopsis
This comprehensive ornithology book covers all five species of the Dipper, including the single U.S. species. Research includes a "classic" treatment of conservation/ecological findings such as the effects of acidification of water via food supplies (insects) consumed by this species.
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From the Back Cover
Dippers are the world's only truly aquatic passerine birds, and their remarkable swimming and diving abilities have long attracted the interest of research biologists on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as elsewhere in Europe and Japan. For the birdwatcher and naturalist, the behavioural abilities of these attractive birds are only added to by the beauty of their preferred habitat, the fast-flowing streams of the wild uplands. The magic of the running water, moss-covered rocky banks, pools, riffles, cascades and waterfalls lend a majestic backdrop to the busy activity of Dippers as they bob and blink on an exposed rock before diving underwater to forage for caddis and mayfly nymphs amongst the submerged stones of the stream bed. The chance to watch Dippers is always worth the walk into such places.
These are also habitats under pressure. Only in clean, base-rich waters can the Dipper's insect prey thrive. Current changes in land use threaten these conditions. Conifer plantations promote acidic run-off and contamination by the common pesticides reduces the number of suitable waterways each year. The intrinsic value of Dippers is now supplemented by their role as indicators of the health of their upland habitats.
The text is supported by numerous figures and photographs, and by the delightful drawings of Darren Rees.
About the Author
Stephanie Tyler, the Conservation Officer of the RSPB in Wales, has studied Welsh Dippers for 20 years and also travelled to Canada, California, The Andes and Nepal in her quest to observe all the other four dipper species. In 1984, Steve Ormerod, from the University of Wales at Cardiff, added his skills as an invertebrate biologist to her work on the distribution of Dippers in relation to food supply.
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- PublisherAcademic Pr
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 0856610933
- ISBN 13 9780856610936
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages225
- IllustratorRees Darren
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Rees, Darren (illustrator). T & A D Poyser, 1994. Hardback, d/j, 8vo, xvi,225pp, illust. A good copy. 0856610933/0.6uk. Seller Inventory # 377196
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The dippers.
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Rees, Darren (illustrator). Octavo,225 pp.,illustrations, inscription, a fine copy in dustwrapper. Dippers are the world's only truly aquatic passerine birds. This book mainly refers to the White-throated Dipper in Britain, but comparisons are made with other species. Seller Inventory # 2929
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Rees, Darren (illustrator). 1st Edition. Book - fine, dust jacket - fine. Seller Inventory # 007079
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The Dippers
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Condition: As New. Rees, Darren (illustrator). xvi, 225, col frontis, 22 b/w photos, 65 text figs, 32 drawings. . HB. Fine in d/w - as new. First edition. With drawings by D. Rees. [9780856610936]. Seller Inventory # S58556
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