How have we improved our dormouse nest tubes? We have just released a new and improved model of the dormouse nest tube. What’s different? Well, we have tried to tackle two of the most frequently encountered problems with setting up dormouse nest tubes. (1) It can be tricky to attach them securely to a branch [...]
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Getting started with the SM2BAT+ bat detector
The Wildlife Acoustics Song Meter SM2BAT+ is a passive ultrasound recorder that can be left out in the field for long periods of time to record ultrasound at frequencies of up to 192 kHz. The SM2BAT+ comes packaged in a plain green weatherproof box making it easy to position discretely without the need for expensive [...]
Book of the Week: Statistics for Ecologists Using R and Excel
Continuing our selection of the very best titles available through NHBS: Statistics for Ecologists Using R and Excel Mark Gardener What? A step-by-step guide to data analysis for ecologists in both the R language and Microsoft Excel. Why? It takes the reader through the process of data analysis and explains the theoretical basis of statistical tests, [...]
Book of the Week: The Freshwater Algal Flora of the British Isles: An Identification Guide to Freshwater and Terrestrial Algae, 2nd Edition
Continuing our selection of the very best titles available through NHBS: The Freshwater Algal Flora of the British Isles: An Identification Guide to Freshwater and Terrestrial Algae Edited by DM John, AJ Brook and BA Whitton What? New edition of the pre-eminent algae identification guide for freshwater and terrestrial algae of the British Isles, excluding [...]
Book of the Week: Seabird Islands
Continuing our selection of the very best titles available through NHBS: Seabird Islands: Ecology, Invasion and Restoration Edited by Christa P. H. Mulder, Wendy B Anderson, David R Towns and Peter J Bellingham What? A large-scale global analysis of the ecology of seabird islands from contributors with experience of fifteen island systems. Why? Synthesizing research [...]
Seabird Islands and The Kittiwake in stock at NHBS
Two key studies of seabird ecology and behaviour have arrived in stock this week: Seabird Islands: Ecology, Invasion and Restoration Edited by Christa P H Mulder, Wendy B Anderson, David R Towns and Peter Bellingham This book, written collaboratively by and for ecologists and resource managers, provides the first large-scale cross-system compilation, comparison, and synthesis [...]
“This tiny bundle of energy in my hand…”: John Altringham talks to the Hoopoe about bats
John Altringham, author of Bats: From Evolution to Conservation, discusses the appeal of bats, what they are, and how we should think about their conservation needs. How did you first become interested in studying bats? I was taken to a Natterer’s bat roost, almost 30 years ago now, and saw my first bat close up. [...]
Book of the Week: Bats: From Evolution to Conservation, 2nd Ed.
Continuing our selection of the very best titles available through NHBS: Bats: From Evolution to Conservation by John D. Altringham What? 2nd edition of John Altringham’s 1996 OUP publication, Bats: Biology and Behaviour Why? This rigorous and authoritative textbook is updated to reflect the current state of research on all aspects of bat biology, ecology [...]
Book of the Week: Winged Sentinels: Birds and Climate Change
Continuing our selection of the very best titles available through NHBS: Winged Sentinels: Birds and Climate Change by Janice Wormworth and Cagan H Sekercioglu What? An exploration of the effects of climate change on various groups of birds, what can be done about the threats and the possible consequences of inaction. Why? “The ability of [...]
Book of the Week: Dormice
Continuing our selection of the very best titles available through NHBS: Dormice: A Tale of Two Species by Pat Morris What? Second edition of Morris’s informative treatment of the natural history, and current conservation and ecological status, of Britain’s two native species of dormouse. Why? The dormouse had been particularly under-represented in biological and conservation [...]
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