Publications
Text Box: 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 publisher, bookshops, visitor centres and MECG members, priced at just £3 + 50 for pp. 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. Numerous photographs, two tables of bird numbers. For a copy of the book, send your details to mail@merseyestuary.org.uk

      The Mersey Estuary — Naturally Ours

 

      Contains a series of contributions written for the Mersey Estuary Conservation  Group

     

· Curtis, M. and Baker-Schommer, M. (Editors), 2003. The Mersey Estuary - Naturally  

      Ours.  National Museums Liverpool.  Available from the museum, bookshops, visitor 

      centres and MECG members.

 

CONTENTS:  

 Map.  Economic History.  Recent Changes in the Ecology of the Mersey Estuary.  The Saltmarshes. 

An Introduction to the Natural History of the  Mersey Estuary (by the late Eric Hardy).  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.