Analysis of Ecological Communities

Bruce McCune, James B Grace and Dean L Urban

Offers a rationale and guidance for selecting appropriate, effective, analytical methods in community ecology. The book is suitable as a textbook and reference book on methods ....

The Analysis of Owl Pellets

DW Yalden and PA Morris

This booklet will not only enable you to identify what you find in the pellets of British owls but also shows how the data may be usefully presented and how to estimate ....

Analysis of Variance and Covariance

How to Choose and Construct Models for the Life Sciences

C Patrick Doncaster and Andrew JH Davey

Analysis of variance (ANOVA) is a core technique for analysing data in the Life Sciences. In this reference book, the gap between statistical theory and practical data ....

Arable Plants

A Field Guide

Phil Wilson and Miles King

Concentrates on plants which grow among crops, which have showed the steepest decline of the British flora over the past 25 years. Covers history and includes practical ....

Atlas of Bird Migration

Edited by Jonathan Elphick

Traces the world migration routes of over 100 species. An illustrated introduction explains flight techniques, feeding, biology and navigation including the amazing ....

The Atlas of Climate Change

Mapping the World's Greatest Challenge

Kirstin Dow and Thomas E Downing

Today's headlines and recent events reflect the seriousness of climate change. Heat waves, droughts, and flooding are causing deaths among vulnerable populations, ....

Atlas of Crayfish in Europe

Edited by C Souty-Grosset, DM Holdich, Noel. PY, JD Reynolds and P Haffner

Crayfish are important as part of our natural heritage and represent key elements in freshwater ecosystems. Their conservation favours the protection of the aquatic ....

Atlas of the Millipedes (Diplopoda) of Britain and Ireland

Paul Lee

The publication of the Atlas of the Millipedes of Britain and Ireland less than twenty years after the appearance of the Preliminary Atlas in 1988 has been made ....

BWPi 2.0: Birds of the Western Palearctic Interactive - DVD ROM

OUP/BirdGuides Ltd

BirdGuides and OUP have combined their resources to produce the entire text of BWP (all 9 volumes) onto this interactive DVD ROM ....

Bat Migrations in Europe

A Review of Banding Data and Literature

R Hutterer, T Ivanova, C Meyer-Cords and L Rodrigues

Many of the 47 European species of bats perform seasonal long distance migrations and use geographically widely separate habitats during their life cycle. A successful ....

Bat Surveys

Good Practice Guidelines

Bat Conservation Trust

To conserve bats effectively, and to meet national and international statutory obligations and agreements, there is a clear need for quality controls and appropriate ....

The Bat Workers' Manual

Edited by AJ Mitchell-Jones and AP McLeish

The appearance of the manual has changed substantially from the 2nd edition. It provides detailed information on all aspects of bats and is an essential reference for anyone ....

Bats

Dean Waters and Ruth Warren

Welcome reprint of this little classic. ....

Bats in Forests

Conservation and Management

Edited by Michael J Lacki, John P Hayes and Allen Kurta

Although bats are often thought of as cave dwellers, many species depend on forests for all or part of the year. Of the 45 species of bats in North America, more than half ....

The Bedside Book of Birds

An Avian Miscellany

Graeme Gibson

In this wonderfully varied anthology, the Canadian writer and birdwatcher Graeme Gibson made his selection of the most interesting writing on birds from all cultures and times, ....

The Biology of Lakes and Ponds

Christer Brönmark and Lars-Anders Hansson

An accessible overview of freshwater organisms and their biotic interactions which integrates traditional limnology with modern ecological ideas and also includes ....

The Biology of Peatlands

Håkan Rydin and John K Jeglum

The Biology of Peatlands provides a comprehensive overview of peatland ecosystems. Coverage is international although there is a focus on boreal and north temperate ....

Bird Census Techniques

Colin J Bibby, David A Hill, Neil D Burgess and Simon Mustoe

Provides a concise guide to the various census techniques and the opportunities and pitfalls which each entail. The common methods are described in detail and illustrated ....

Bird Ecology and Conservation

A Handbook of Techniques

Edited by William J Sutherland, Ian Newton and Rhys Green

The aim of this book is to outline the main methods and techniques available to ornithologists. A general shortage of information about available ornithological ....

Bird Monitoring Methods

A Manual of Techniques for Key UK Species

Gillian Gilbert, David W Gibbons and Julianne Evans

Designed as a practical guide to surveying and monitoring techniques for use in the breeding season - in assessing breeding success as well as population levels - and ....

Bird Trapping and Bird Banding

A Handbook for Trapping Methods all over the World

Hans Bub

Translated by Frances Hamerstrom & Karin Wuertz-Schaefer Originally published in German, this is the most complete and detailed single work on bird capture available. ....

Birds and Climate Change

Edited by Anders Moller, Wolfgang Fiedler and P Berthold

Temperature and other climate variables are currently changing at a dramatic rate. As observations have shown, these climatic changes have serious consequences for all ....

Birds and Wind Farms

Risk Assessment and Mitigation

Edited by Manuela de Lucas, Guyonne FE Janss and Miguel Ferrer

Presents a scientific approach for the assessment of the hazard this new industry poses on bird populations. ....

Birds in Europe

Population Estimates, Trends and Conservation Status

BirdLife International

New review of bird conservation compiled by Ian Burfield and Frans van Bommel ....

Botany Illustrated

Introduction to Plants, Major Groups, Flowering Plant Families

J Glimn-Lacy and PB Kaufman

This easy-to-use book helps make learning botany fun and helps you acquire a wealth of fascinating information about plants. There are 130 pages with text, each facing 130 ....

Boxes, Baskets and Platforms

Artificial Nest Sites for Owls and Other Birds of Prey

SM Dewar and CR Shawyer

An illustrated guide to the siting, design and construction of artificial nest sites for owls and other birds of prey. ....

Britain's Butterflies

David Tomlinson and Rob Still

Presents a comprehensive photoguide to the butterflies of Britain and Ireland, covering the 60 regularly occurring species. 81 colour plates depict typical views of each ....

Britain's Dragonflies

Dave Smallshire and Andy Swash

Excellent and comprehensive photographic guide to the dragonflies and damselflies of Britain and Ireland, covering 44 breeding, 3 extinct, 10 vagrant and 6 potential vagrant ....

Britain's Orchids

A Guide to the Identification and Ecology of the Wild Orchids of Britain and Ireland

David Lang

Superb photographic guide, covering the 51 species recorded, including all varieties and sub-species, plus 9 species of doubtful provenance. The stunning colour plates show the ....

British Plant Communities, Volume 2: Mires and Heaths

Edited by JS Rodwell

Contains sixty community descriptions for these vegetation types, complemented by detailed background data, and keys. ....

British Plant Communities, Volume 5: Maritime Communities and Vegetation of Open Habitats

Edited by John S Rodwell

The book breaks new ground in wedding the rigorous interest in the classification of plant communities that has characterised continental phytosociology with the deep ....

British Plant Communities. Volume 4: Aquatic Communities, Swamps and Tall-herb Fens

Edited by JS Rodwell

Containing 52 community descriptions, there are also introductions to the broad vegetative types, and indices of synonyms for these communities, and the species found ....

British Plant Galls

Identification of Galls on Plants and Fungi

Margaret Redfern, Peter Shirley and Michael Bloxham

Reprinted from Field Studies, Volume 10, No.s 2 and 3 (2002).Contains nearly 200 keys grouped by gall causer (bacteria, mycoplasma and viruses; fungi; plants; ....

British Water Plants

S Haslam et al

Split into two parts, the first part of the work is in the form of a series of keys incorporating thumbnail sketches to show the meaning of the descriptions used and giving ....

Bumblebees

Oliver E Prys-Jones and Sarah A Corbet

Bumblebees are attractive and likeable insects and the most amenable to study. Their behaviour is readily observed and they form ideal subjects for field studies. This book ....

Cassell's Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe

Christopher Grey-Wilson and Marjorie Blamey

Unavailable for several years, this classic modern flora (originally The Illustrated Flora of Britain and Northern Europe, 1989) has been completely revised and updated ....

Change in the British Flora, 1987-2004

ME Braithwaite, RW Ellis and CD Preston

The Local Change report details the results of the Botanical Society of the British Isles' 1987-1988 Monitoring Scheme survey and its repeat in 2003-2004 as part of Local ....

The Changing Faces of Europe's Coastal Areas

Edited by European Environment Agency

This report provides information on the state of the environment in the coastal areas of Europe, and provides evidence of the need for a more integrated, long-term approach. ....

Charophytes of Great Britain and Ireland

Jenny A Moore and M Tebbs

Covers 39 species of large freshwater algae. Long out of print, finally available again as a reprint with a new preface. ....

Choosing and Using Statistics

A Biologist's Guide

Calvin Dytham

A handbook for biologists who want to process their data through a statistical package on the computer, to select the most appropriate methods, and extract the important ....

Climate Change and Biodiversity

Edited by Thomas E Lovejoy and Lee Hannah

Comprehensive assessment of the state of knowledge on climate change and biodiversity, an essential reference, and now available in paperback. ....

A Coleopterist's Handbook

Edited by Jonathan Cooter and MVL Barclay

A completely rewritten edition of the classic handbook, this fourth edition includes several new chapters and 32 pages of colour plates and in addition the text has mostly ....

Collapse

How Societies Choose to Fail or Survive

Jared Diamond

Jared Diamond investigates the fate of past human societies, and the lessons for our own future. What happened to the people who built the ruined temples of Angkor Wat, the ....

Collins Bird Guide

Lars Svensson, Killian Mullarney, Dan Zetterstrom and Peter J Grant

Written by one Europe's leading ornithologists and illustrated by two of the world's finest bird illustrators - Killian Mullarney and Dan Zetterstrom (with a translation by ....

Collins Complete British Animals

Paul Sterry

This photographic field guide to all mammals, reptiles and amphibians in Britain, including all the common domestic animals, is a comprehensive guide to identification of ....

Collins Complete British Insects

Michael Chinery

A photographic field guide to all the common and some unusual species of insects across Britain that the keen amateur naturalist is likely to spot. Approximately 1,500 species ....

Collins Field Guide to Wildlife Sounds

Britain & Ireland

Geoff Sample

Covers all identifiable species: over 50 species of deer, bat, whale, dolphin, grasshopper, cricket and bird that can be identified by the sounds they make. The CD ....

Collins Field Guide to the Butterflies of Britain and Europe

Tom Tolman and Richard Lewington

Covering the whole of Europe and North Africa, written by one of Europe's leading lepidopterists, and illustrated by one of the world's leading butterfly illustrators, ....

Collins Field Guide to the Mammals of Britain and Europe

David MacDonald

Re-release of David MacDonald's definitive field guide to over 230 species of mammal found in Europe and the surrounding seas. ....

Collins Field Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Britain and Europe

Nick Arnold

Describes and illustrates all the British and European species of Salamander, frogs and tree frogs, toads, tortoises, turtles, and terrapins, geckoes, agamas, lizards, and ....

Collins How to Identify Edible Mushrooms

Patrick Harding, Tony Lyon and Gill Tomblin

The book features all edible species of mushroom, together with those with which they may be confused. Organised by habitat for easy reference, it is beautifully illustrated ....

Collins Identifying Birds by Behaviour

Dominic Couzens

Reprint of Collins Birds by Behaviour originally published in 2003.Five of the very best artists have been specially commissioned to illustrate birds as you will ....

Collins Need to Know? Mushroom Hunting

How to safely identify edible wild mushrooms

Patrick Harding

This practical guide to identifying, picking and cooking edible mushrooms gives you all the details you need to fully enjoy the adventure of locating and collecting wild ....

Collins Tree Guide

Owen Johnson and David More

Published in the same format as the bestselling Collins Bird Guide, the Collins Tree Guide is a definitive, fully-illustrated guide to the trees of Britain and ....

Commoner Water Plants

Richard Orton et al

Identification guide with species notes. ....

Comparative Plant Ecology

A Functional Approach to common British Species

JP Grime, JG Hodgson and R Hunt

When the first edition of this book appeared in 1988 it was hailed as a breakthrough in the functional approach to the British flora, and the accounts of the functional ecology ....

A Comprehensive Guide to Digital Close-Up Photography

John Clements

Macro and close-up photography has been revolutionised by recent developments in digital ....

A Comprehensive Guide to Digital Photographic Output

Duncan Evans

Lavishly illustrated throughout with simple but striking images, this guide shows how similar results can be easily achieved at home. The reader is enlightened by ....

The Conservation Handbook

Research, Management and Policy

William J Sutherland

Textbooks on the principles of conservation biology abound, but how does one put this theoretical knowledge into practice? The aim of The Conservation Handbook is to ....

Conservation of Wildlife Populations

Demography, Genetics, and Management

L Scott Mills

Conservation of Wildlife Populations provides an accessible introduction to the most relevant concepts and principles for solving real-world management problems in ....

Coppiced Woodlands: Their Management for Wildlife

MS Warren and RJ Fuller

From the early Middle Ages until the late nineteenth century most woods in lowland England were coppiced, creating conditions suitable for many plants, insects and birds ....

Crucifers of Great Britain and Ireland

T Rich

Descriptions and illustrations of some 140 taxa of this, one of the most difficult genera in the British flora. With full keys. ....

Dandelions of Great Britain and Ireland

AA Dudman and AJ Richards

Illus by Olga Stewart. Excellent handbook which covers all the `microspecies' of Taraxacum known to occur in Great Britain and Ireland. Everyone knows what ....

Digital Macro Photography

Ross Hoddinott

Macro photography is one of the most popular photographic disciplines. Spectacular images are within the grasp of every photographer, and you don't need to invest in kit ....

Digital Wildlife Photography

Chris Weston

Explains how to use digital capture without post-capture enhancement. ....

Do Conservation Targets Help?

Second Sibthorp Seminar

Edited by Edward Maltby, Conor Linstead and Vernon Heywood

Do Conservation Targets Help? - This question was based on an article published in Science by Soule and Sajayan, and then broadened to take a wider look at nature ....

Dying and Dead Trees

A Review of their Importance for Biodiversity

Johan Samuelsson, Lena Gustafsson and Torleif Ingelög

Reviews over 400 articles of ecological literature and other publicatiosn regardig the amount and distribution of coarse woody debris in forests and the flora and fauna ....

Ecological Census Techniques

A Handbook

Edited by William J Sutherland

The revised second edition of this bestselling text is still an invaluable aid for all those involved in field ecology and conservation. ....

Ecological Consequences of Artificial Night Lighting

Edited by Catherine Rich and Travis Longcore

While certain ecological problems associated with artificial night lighting are widely known-for instance, the disorientation of sea turtle hatchlings by beachfront ....

Ecological Impact Assessment

Jo Treweek

Environmental impact assessment is one of the most topical subjects in environmental science at present, yet it is also one of the most poorly understood - used as an ....

Ecology and Conservation of European Owls

Edited by CA Galbraith, IR Taylor and S Percival

Proceedings of a Symposium held at Edinburgh UniversityPresents twelve papers from this Symposium, organised by the then NCC, BTO and Edinburgh University. Topics covered ....

The Economics of Climate Change

The Stern Review

Nicholas Stern

On 19 July 2005 the Chancellor announced a major review of the economics of climate change, to understand more comprehensively the nature of the economic challenges and how ....

Effects of Wind Farms on Birds

Nature and Environment, No. 139

RHW Langston and JD Pullan

The report analyses the literature into the effects of windfarms on birds and suggests some guidance for assessing their impact and the precautions to be taken when selecting ....

Fallow Deer

Jochen Langbein and Norma Chapman

Introductory account of the biology and ecology of the deer as well as their many distinctive behaviours, such as the rut. Fallow deer were introduced to Britain by the ....

Feathers

Identification for Bird Conservation

Marian Cieslak and Boleslaw Dul

This guide presents the feathers of 60 species of bird, of which 38 are included in Annex I of the EU's Birds Directive. In European Union Member States, these species ....

Fencing Paradise

The Uses and Abuses of Plants

Richard Mabey

In this remarkable journal of visits to Eden, Mabey transports his reader from Cornwall to the Mediterranean to the Tropics, from Old World to New, from present to personal ....

Field Guide to the Bumblebees of Great Britain and Ireland

Mike Edwards and Martin Jenner

Excellent photographic field guide bumblebees of Britain and Ireland published in association with English Nature. The guide contains a quick identification chart, ....

Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe

Klaas-Douwe B Dijkstra

Identification guide to all resident and migrant dragonflies and damselflies in Europe, from the Arctic to the Sahara, including western Turkey, Cyprus, Morocco, Algeria, ....

A Field Key to Common Churchyard Lichens: And to the Commoner Species Found Elsewhere on Stone, Fences and Gates

Frank S Dobson

The result of three years of extensive testing by various lichen groups with all degrees of experience. It is fully illustrated throughout and enables nearly 190 species of ....

A Field Key to the Freshwater Fishes and Lampreys of the British Isles

Alwyne Wheeler

Reprinted from Field Studies, Volume 9, No.2 with the same pagination.This guide should enable most beginners to identify all of the 42 species of bony fishes that ....

Forest Ecology and Conservation

A Handbook of Techniques

Adrian C Newton

Forest conservation has become one of the most important environmental issues currently facing humanity, as a result of widespread deforestation and forest degradation. ....

Freshwater Fishes in Britain - The Species and their Distribution

Edited by Paul Harding et al

Although there are many books on fishes and fishing, this is the first to deal with the detailed occurrence of freshwater fishes in Britain. By describing the distribution, ....

Gaining Ground

In Pursuit of Ecological Sustainability

Edited by David M Lavigne

Our planet is in the midst of a biodiversity crisis. More species are being lost more rapidly than ever before. Many view it as the sixth mass extinction to hit planet Earth, ....

Garden Natural History

Stefan Buczacki

A history of gardens in Britain with special reference to the evolution of different styles and the changing importance in them of native and exotic plant species. ....

Grasses

C Hubbard

This comprehensive, illustrated study by a leading world authority remains a standard work. In it, farmers, botanists and anyone interested in the countryside can find all ....

Grasses Identification Chart

Frank S Dobson

Includes a lateral key and colour illustrations for 30 species of common grasses. Designed for use in lowland Britain. Excludes chalk grasslands. ....

Grasshoppers

V Brown

Covers the biology and ecology of the British true grasshoppers and bush crickets. ....

Great British Marine Animals

Paul Naylor

From the basking shark - the second largest fish in the world, to the tiny but dazzlingly colourful jewel anemone, a spectacular array of animals live in Britain's ....

Great Crested Newt

Conservation Handbook

T Langton, C Beckett and J Foster

Guide to habitat management, pond creation and restoration. It aims to assist those undertaking practical conservation work for the great crested newt and provides guidance ....

A Guide to Moth Traps and Their Use

Reg Fry and Paul Waring

All you need to know about lamps, the design of light traps and their use in the field. The first section deals with the history of light traps, the types of light source which ....

A Guide to Some Difficult Plants

Illustrated Articles from the Wild Flower Society Magazine 1973-1988

Wild Flower Society

This useful handbook to the identification of some of the more difficult plant groups - willows, dandelions, rushes, st.john's worts, heathers, yellow crucifers and bird seed ....

A Guide to the Caterpillars of the Butterflies of Britain and Ireland

John Bebbington

Illustrates the caterpillars of 57 of Britain's butterfly species. The butterflies themselves are illustrated in Lewington's and Bebbington's Guide to the Butterflies ....

Guide to the Day-flying Moths of Britain

Richard Lewington

This 8-page chart shows 103 species of day-flying macro-moths, including a few very common species that are not strictly day-flying but are regularly disturbed from ....

A Guide to the Identification of Prey Remains in Otter Spraints

JWH Conroy, J Watt, JB Webb and A Jones

Fully illustrated key to fish bones found in otter spraints. ....

A Guide to the Restoration of Nutrient-Enriched Shallow Lakes

Brian Moss, Jane Madgwick and Geoff Phillips

Produced in conjunction with the Environment Agency this guide, aimed at wetland managers, provides a step by step strategy for the restoration of ponds and shallow ....

Guidelines for Management Planning of Protected Areas

Lee Thomas and Julie Middleton

These Guidelines, based on global best practice drawn from many areas around the world, represent a working framework for protected area planners to consider and adapt to their ....

Habitat Creation Handbook for the Minerals Industry

Edited by Graham White and Jo Gilbert

A practical guide to the creation of priority Biodiversity Action Plan habitats on redundant mineral workings. Covers sand and gravel, clay, soft and hard rock quarries ....

Habitat Creation and Repair

Oliver L Gilbert and Penny Anderson

Complete guide to habitat creation and repair from the ethics and principles to the practical detail of designing habitats for wildlife. With chapters spanning all the ....

Habitat Management for Bats

A Guide for Land Managers, Land Owners and Their Advisors

Abigail C Entwistle et al

Conserving bats is a complex problem and recent research has uncovered new information about where bats feed and how best to maintain or enhance the habitats they prefer. This ....

Habitat Management for Natterer's Bat (Myotis Nattereri)

Peter G Smith and Paul A Racey

Sixteen species of bat have breeding populations in Britain, yet the life habits of many are poorly known. This is especially true of the Natterer bat which has been known in ....

Hair of West European Mammals

Atlas and Identification Key

BJ Teerink

Valuable identification manual for those scientists who need to identify mammalian hair found in the field, in the intestine or faeces of carnivores, or in the pellets of owls ....

Handbook for Phase 1 Habitat Survey: Handbook and Field Manual (A4 size)

A Technique for Environmental Audit

JNCC

Provides information on this standardised system for surveying, classifying and mapping wildlife habitats including urban areas. ....

Handbook of Biodiversity Methods

Survey, Evaluation and Monitoring

Edited by David Hill, Matthew Fasham, Graham Tucker, Michael Shewry and Philip Shaw

A key reference, compiled by conservation practitioners (Hill, Fasham and Tucker are environmental consultants, Shewry and Shaw are at Scottish Natural Heritage, the ....

Handbook of Biodiversity Methods

Survey, Evaluation and Monitoring

Edited by David Hill, Matthew Fasham, Graham Tucker, Michael Shewry and Philip Shaw

A key reference, compiled by conservation practitioners (Hill, Fasham and Tucker are environmental consultants, Shewry and Shaw are at Scottish Natural Heritage, the ....

Handbook of European Freshwater Fishes

Maurice Kottelat and J Freyhof

This reference work covering 546 native and 33 introduced species is a very important contribution on the biodiversity of freshwater fish species in Europe. Much of the ....

Hedgerow Evaluation and Grading Systems (HEGS)

A Methodology for the Ecological Survey, Evaluation and Grading of Hedgerows (Test Draft)

DK Clements and RJ Tofts

Sets out the basis for a rational and standardised approach to the ecological evaluation of hedges as a habitat resource. Deals with all living structures which fall within the ....

Herpetofauna Workers' Manual

Edited by Tony Gent and Steve Gibson

Indispensable manual for conservationists throughout the UK and much of mainland Europe. Provides conservation guidance on the twelve non-marine amphibian and reptile species ....

A History of Ornithology

Peter Bircham

Today the RSPB has over one million members, reflecting the huge interest in birdwatching as a hobby. Over the years the growth in amateur birdwatchers has ....

Hoverflies

FS Gilbert

Key to the identification of 42 common species, plus clear and informative notes on biology and behaviour. ....

How to Fossilise Your Hamster

Mick O'Hare

How can you measure the speed of light with chocolate and a microwave? Why do yo-yos yo-yo? Why does urine smell so peculiar after eating asparagus (includes helpful ....

Identification of Arthropod Fragments in Bat Droppings

Catherine McAney, Caroline Shiel, Claire Sullivan and James Fairley

Enables anyone with a basic knowledge of natural history to identify many of the insects, spiders and other arthropods which occur in the faeces of British bats. ....

An Illustrated Guide to British Upland Vegetation

A Averis, B Averis, J Birks, D Horsfield, D Thompson and M Yeo

The first single, comprehensive book on plant communities in the British uplands, bringing together all the upland communities described in the National Vegetation ....

Illustrations of Alien Plants of the British Isles

EJ Clement, DPJ Smith and IR Thirlwell

This new BSBI volume on alien plants of the British Isles fills a long-standing gap. The 444 full page black and white illustrations will be indispensable to naturalists, ....

An Inconvenient Truth - DVD

Al Gore

A movie based on a PowerPoint presentation by a former presidential candidate may not sound exciting, but once An Inconvenient Truth hits its stride viewers may be ....

Insects and Thistles

Margaret Redfern

Illustrations by Anthony J HopkinsProvides basic information on the natural history of insects associated with two common species of thistle. The new edition features ....

Insects on Dock Plants

David T Salt and John B Whittaker

Dock plants are widely accessible and pleasant to work with, and ecologists can begin to unravel the interactions that link together the species in a representative insect/plant ....

Integrating Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use

Lessons Learned from Ecological Networks

Graham Bennett

Reviews 8 examples - in the Baltic, the Netherlands, Nepal, Congo, Russian Far East and North, Central and South America - of management models designed to integrate ....

Interactive Flora of the British Isles: DVD ROM

A Digital Encyclopedia

CA Stace, R Van der Meijden and I De Kort

This interactive multimedia DVD ROM, compiled from authorative sources, presents an overview of the entire flora of the British Isles. It encompasses more than 3500 taxa ....

Introduction to Distance Sampling

Estimating Abundance of Biological Populations

ST Buckland, DR Anderson, KP Burnham, JL Laake, DL Borchers and L Thomas

Updates the 1993 book 'Distance Sampling', which was the first, and until now only book devoted to the topic. The book is aimed at quantitative biologists, wildlife ....

An Inventory of UK Estuaries, Volume 1: Introduction and Methodology

AL Buck and NC Davidson

Aims to provide a short, standardised summary of the key features of an estuary that are of interest or significance for estuary management from a nature conservation ....

Issues and Perspectives in Landscape Ecology

Edited by John Wiens and Michael Moss

Through a series of personal essays, this book addresses a wide array of past, current, and future issues in landscape ecology. The essays have been contributed by leading ....

Key Topics in Landscape Ecology

Edited by Jianguo Wu and Richard J Hobbs

Landscape ecology is a relatively new area of study, which aims to understand the pattern of interaction of biological and cultural communities within a landscape. This ....

Key to Plants Common in Woodlands

Richard Gulliver and Mavis Gulliver

Concentrates on the most common plants in woodland, and bases the identification around leaf characteristics, so that plants can be identified when not in flower. Colour ....

A Key to the Collembola (Springtails) of Britain and Ireland

Steve P Hopkin

With around 250 species, Collembola are one of the most diverse groups in Britain and Ireland but relatively little is known about the geographical ranges of all but the most ....

Ladybirds

M Majerus and P Kearns

This book enables enthusiasts to pursue their studies of British ladybird natural history further. It provides details of their biology and keys for identification, and ....

Larval Foodplants of the Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland

Peter R May

Comprehensive compilation of the known larval foodplants of British and imigrant butterflies. ....

Lichens: An Illustrated Guide to the British and Irish Species

Frank S Dobson

Standard British work on lichens covering 450 of the most common species and a selection of the rarer ones. Entries consist of full-colour photographs, a description, notes on ....

Life on Air

David Attenborough

Published to coincide with Sir David Attenborough's 50th year in television, this autobiography is an elegant and entertaining narrative, enlivened throughout with ....

Live Trapping of Small Mammals

A Practical Guide

J Gurnell and JR Flowerdew

Trapping small mammals is as much an art as a science. It relies on individual animals finding, exploring and entering traps set by the field worker, and activating the trap ....

Making Wildflower Meadows

Pam Lewis

Pam Lewis's passion for traditional pasture management and the preservation of our native species of plants and her extensive meadow-making experience, are translated into ....

A Management Guide to Birds of Lowland Farmland

R Winspear and G Davies

Excellent new RSPB handbook, updating the earlier (and out of print) 1992 title. ....

Managing Habitats for Conservation

Edited by WJ Sutherland and DA Hill

This comprehensive volume provides a pragmatic, habitat by habitat guide to conservation management, in which the prescriptions and methods are based upon sound science coupled ....

A Manual for Wildlife Radio Tagging

RE Kenward

Biologists use animal radio tags for two main purposes: to locate and study animals in the field, and to transmit information about the physiology or behaviour of wild or ....

Mayflies

J Harker

With illustrations and plates by John Rodford Study of the order Ephemeroptera, with checklist of British species. ....

Methods for the Study of Marine Benthos

Edited by Anastasios Eleftheriou and Alasdair McIntyre

Third edition contains much new information relating to techniques used for studying the animal and plant life of the sea bed. ....

Methods in Stream Ecology

Edited by F Richard Hauer and Gary A Lamberti

This bestselling title has been significantly revised and updated. Now including important information on remote sensing, the relation between stream flow and ....

The Millennium Atlas of Butterflies in Britain and Ireland

Jim Asher, Martin Warren and Richard Fox

Presents the findings of Butterflies for the New Millennium, the most comprehensive survey of butterflies ever undertaken in Britain and Ireland. After five ....

Mini-3 Bat Detector

The Mini-3 Bat Detector has a twist-on directional horn for increased range and sensitivity, and to improve in the locating of calls. The large, easy to read backlit ....

Monitoring Stream and Watershed Restoration

Edited by P Roni

Provides a comprehensive, practical resource for developing monitoring and evaluation programmes for freshwater habitat restoration at various scales. Its unique emphasis is ....

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