Publications
1.The Mersey Estuary
The Conservation Groups latest book is still available in all good book shops and outlets but they are selling fast. The book is the third in the series since the Groups inception in 1986 and continues on the theme of exploring and promoting the interest, changes and developments which impact on the Estuary and its wildlife.
Mersey Estuary Conservation Group 2006.
The Mersey Estuary, Hobby Publications, Maghull.
Available from the publisher, bookshops, visitor centres and MECG members.
Priced at just £3 +50p for p&p.
CONTENTS: History, Importance of the Estuary, Habitats and Birds, Invertebrates, Fish, Mammals,
The North Shore, The South Shore, The Narrows, Recreation on the Estuary, The Future,
Epilogue by the late Eric Hardy, Map.
Also contains numerous photographs and two tables of bird numbers.
For a copy of the book, send your details to: Mersey.estuary@yahoo.co.uk
2.The Mersey Estuary
Naturally Ours
A series of contributions written for the Mersey Estuary Conservation Group
Edited by M.S. Curtis and M. Baker-Schommer June 2003.
The Mersey Estuary Naturally Ours. English Heritage & National Museums, Liverpool.
Available from the museum, bookshops, visitor centers and MECG members.
CONTENTS: Map, Introduction, Economic History, Recent Changes in the Ecology of the Mersey Estuary,
The Saltmarshes, An Introduction to the Natural History of the Mersey Estuary, Wildfowl and Waders, Gulls and Terns,
The Mersey Estuary - a National & International Perspective of its Ornithological Importance, Legal Protection for Wildlife,
The Influence of Man on the Estuary, Into the Future, References, Species Index.
FIGURES: Surface Geology of the Mersey Basin, Sea Level Changes, Natural Vegetation Zones, Soil Classification,
Development of the Dock System in Liverpool, Sections of the Mersey Estuary, Approximate position of the Low Water Channel, Dissolved Oxygen, Biochemical Oxygen, Ammonia at two Sites in the Mersey Estuary,
Peak Counts and Changes over the years for 17 species of Wildfowl and Waders, Migration Flight Lines.
TABLES: Milestone Events in the Recent History of the Mersey Estuary, Invertebrate Data for the Mersey Estuary,
National / International Importance of the Mersey for Wintering Birds, Activities Threatening Estuaries.
The Conservation Groups latest book is still available in all good book shops and outlets but they are selling fast. The book is the third in the series since the Groups inception in 1986 and continues on the theme of exploring and promoting the interest, changes and developments which impact on the Estuary and its wildlife.
Mersey Estuary Conservation Group 2006.
The Mersey Estuary, Hobby Publications, Maghull.
Available from the publisher, bookshops, visitor centres and MECG members.
Priced at just £3 +50p for p&p.
CONTENTS: History, Importance of the Estuary, Habitats and Birds, Invertebrates, Fish, Mammals,
The North Shore, The South Shore, The Narrows, Recreation on the Estuary, The Future,
Epilogue by the late Eric Hardy, Map.
Also contains numerous photographs and two tables of bird numbers.
For a copy of the book, send your details to: Mersey.estuary@yahoo.co.uk
2.The Mersey Estuary
Naturally Ours
A series of contributions written for the Mersey Estuary Conservation Group
Edited by M.S. Curtis and M. Baker-Schommer June 2003.
The Mersey Estuary Naturally Ours. English Heritage & National Museums, Liverpool.
Available from the museum, bookshops, visitor centers and MECG members.
CONTENTS: Map, Introduction, Economic History, Recent Changes in the Ecology of the Mersey Estuary,
The Saltmarshes, An Introduction to the Natural History of the Mersey Estuary, Wildfowl and Waders, Gulls and Terns,
The Mersey Estuary - a National & International Perspective of its Ornithological Importance, Legal Protection for Wildlife,
The Influence of Man on the Estuary, Into the Future, References, Species Index.
FIGURES: Surface Geology of the Mersey Basin, Sea Level Changes, Natural Vegetation Zones, Soil Classification,
Development of the Dock System in Liverpool, Sections of the Mersey Estuary, Approximate position of the Low Water Channel, Dissolved Oxygen, Biochemical Oxygen, Ammonia at two Sites in the Mersey Estuary,
Peak Counts and Changes over the years for 17 species of Wildfowl and Waders, Migration Flight Lines.
TABLES: Milestone Events in the Recent History of the Mersey Estuary, Invertebrate Data for the Mersey Estuary,
National / International Importance of the Mersey for Wintering Birds, Activities Threatening Estuaries.