symondson b (2 resultados)

Condición: New. 140, col photos. . PB. NEW. . The British and Irish slug fauna has changed rapidly over recent years as exotic species join our native wildlife. Slug species can vary enormously in appearance, and several are difficult to identify. This richly illustrated full-colour guide provides comprehensive, picture-based identification charts and species accounts for 46 slug and semi-slug species now known from Britain or Ireland. Includes advise on recognising the pest species and their control in gardens. [9781908819130].

This new full-colour guide gives a fully comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of the slug fauna of Britain and Ireland. Slugs have a notorious reputation as plant pests but many species have more varied ecological roles. The British and Irish slug fauna has changed rapidly over recent years as exotic species join our native wildlife. While researching for the book the authors set out to find all 36 known UK species, they were surprised to come across several they didn't recognise. Although slug species can vary enormously in appearance, and several are difficult to identify, further work, including DNA analysis, confirmed that they were distinct species. 136 pp., num. color figs, br. gr. 8 [17.3 x 24.5].