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This is a history of the trees, woodlands and forests of Scotland and of the people who used them. It begins 11,500 years ago when the ice sheet melted and trees such as hazel, pine, ash and oak returned, bringing with them first birds and mammals and, soon after, the first hunter-gathering humans. The book charts and explains the almost complete withdrawal of tree cover in Scotland over the following millennia, considers the revival of forests and woodlands in the 20th century, and ends by examining the changes under way. The book is intended for everyone interested in Scotland's natural history. It calls on an expert in pollen analysis to examine ancient patterns of woodland distribution; on archaeologists to describe how wood was put to good purpose, especially for buildings; on historians and foresters to explain how trees and woods have been exploited and enjoyed over the ages; on ecologists to show how the histories of people and woods are inseparably linked in Scotland; and on a geographer to consider how the Scottish landscape may react to changing policy, attitudes, populations and climate. The text is fully illustrated by maps and photographs, in colour and black and white. The book has appendixes listing the native and imported species of trees and shrubs in Scotland, and ends with an extensive guide to further reading arranged by subject.Product Identifiers
PublisherEdinburgh University Press
ISBN-139780748617012
eBay Product ID (ePID)86411021
Product Key Features
Book TitlePeople and Woods in Scotland: a History
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2002
TopicNature, Geography & Geosciences, Biology, History
TypeTextbook
AuthorT. C. Smout
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height249 mm
Item Weight551 g
Additional Product Features
EditorT. C. Smout
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom