Doctor Dolittle or too dull. The stories are set in early Victorian England, where Doctor John Dolittle lives in the fictional English village of Puddleby-on-the-Marsh in the West Country. Doctor Dolittle has a few close human friends, including Tommy Stubbins and Matthew Mugg, the Cats'-Meat Man. The animal team includes Polynesia (a parrot), Gub-Gub (a pig), Jip (a dog), Dab-Dab (a duck), Chee-Chee (a monkey), Too-Too (an owl), the Pushmi-pullyu, and a white mouse later named simply "Whitey". One inspiration for his character appears to be the Scottish surgeon John Hunter. "The Story of Doctor Dolittle: Being the History of His Peculiar
Salt-marsh communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system Salt-marsh communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system This article gives an overview of the salt-marsh communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system. The salt-marsh communities of the NVC were described in Volume 5 of "British Plant Communities", first published in 2000, along with the other maritime communities (those of shingle strandline and sand-dunes and maritime cliffs) and vegetation of open habitats. In total, 28 salt-marsh communities have been identified. The salt-marsh communities consist of four separate subgroups: There are a number of other communities which occur on salt-marshes, but are not classified as salt-marsh communities within the