PAST TEAM MEMBERS and students deserve our deep gratitude, as do colleagues who taught and stimulated us through discussions and publications. We thank many deerstalkers, farmers, foresters, gamekeepers, landowners and ski-staff for their cooperation and hospitality. Kjetil Bevanger, Alexei Blagovidov, Vladimir Borchtchevski, Larry Ellison, Susan Hannon, Leif Kastdalen, John Lee, Michèle Loneux, Doug Macmillan, Yann Magnani, Christian Marti, Kathy Martin, Chris Mellenchip, Emmanuel Ménoni, Bob Montgomerie, François Mougeot, Ólafur Nielsen, Claude Novoa, Hans Pedersen, Stuart Piertney, Roald Potapov, Bob Robel, Luca Rotelli, Colin Shedden, Andrei Sivkov, Adam Smith, Christopher Smout, Anneke Stolte, Ilse Storch, David Strang Steel, Des Thompson, Richard Tipping, Luc Wauters and Sarah Woodin helped with publications or unpublished data during the writing of the book. Specialist advice was given on base richness of bedrock by Doug Fettes, soils by Rodney Heslop, Gaelic grouse names by James Grant, and Welsh names by Elwyn Hughes and Annis and Cedric Milner. Dave Pullan created the line-drawings and Keith Morton produced a map. We are also grateful to the many colleagues who provided photographs.