Ecological Corridors in Land Use Planning and Development Policies

Robert Jongman and Dana Kamphorst

Guidance on the Interpretation of the Biodiversity Broad Habitat Classification (Terrestrial and Freshwater Types)

Definitions and the Relationship with other Habitat Classifications

DL Jackson

Contains the definitions of each of the terrestrial and feshwater types of the biodiversity Broad Habitat Classification. It also contains tables that show the ....

A Guide to Habitat Creation

JC Baines and JM Smart

This book looks at the creation of wildlife sites from scratch as well as ways to enhance damaged or neglected areas. The most appropriate plant species to be used for ....

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 Invertebrates: A Practical Handbook

P Kirby

Many invertebrates are highly specialised creatures with very precise habitat requirements. This means that they can be very sensitive indicators of environmental ....

Handbook of Ecological Indicators for Assessment of Ecosystem Health

Edited by Sven E Jorgensen, Robert Costanza and Fu-Liu Xu

Comprehensive account of ecological indicators for evaluating the health of a wide variety of ecosystems. It presents a conceptual framework for selecting, evaluating and ....

Managing Priority Habitats for Invertebrates

Buglife

Expanded and updated new edition now includes ants, bees, wasps, mixed beetles and calypterate flies. ....

National Vegetation Classification: Users' Handbook

John S Rodwell

This handbook provides a general introduction to the National Vegetation Classification (NVC). It details the methodology for sampling and describing vegetation in the field, ....

Wildlife Management and Habitat Creation on Landfill Sites

A Manual of Best Practice

Ecoscope Applied Ecologists and Wildlife Trusts

Provides guidance on the control of pest species on operational landfill sites and comprehensive advice on ecologically-based habitat creation techniques appropriate for ....

Wildlife Restoration

Techniques for Habitat Analysis and Animal Monitoring

Michael L Morrison

Comprehensive guide to restoring wildlife and the habitats upon which they depend, linking restoration ecology and wildlife management. It explains the concepts of habitat ....

A Farmer's Guide to Hedgerow and Field Margin Management

Nick Sotherton and Robin Page

An extension of Robin Page's Country Diary in the Daily Telegraph, this small guide was produced in response to an avalanche of interest in hedgerow management. ....

Farming on the Edge

The Nature of Traditional Farmland in Europe

Edited by David I McCracken, Eric M Bignal and Susan E Wenlock

Proceedings of the Fourth European Forum on Nature Conservation and Pastoralism, held at Trujillo, Spain in 1994. This major meeting of scientists, conservationists and ....

Footpaths: A Practical Handbook

E Agate

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 ....

Hedges and Hedgelaying

A Guide to Planting, Management and Conservation

Murray Maclean

In recent years there has been a much greater appreciation of the enormous contribution that hedges make to the countryside. Today, their beauty, their ability to provide wind ....

Water Management in the English Landscape

Field, Marsh and Meadow

Edited by Hadrian Cook and Tom Williamson

An important reinterpretation of key questions in British landscape development. Scientists, economic historians and archaeologists take a major step towards a holistic ....

Water Meadows

History, Ecology and Conservation

Edited by Hadrian Cook and Tom Williamson

This book brings to public attention some of the most evocative and threatened features of the landscape of southern England. Water meadows work with nature to improve ....

Water Meadows

Living Treasures in the English Landscape

Edited by Mark Everard

We know a great deal about water meadows. However, the research behind this book has revealed an interesting facet of this knowledge. A good deal of what has been written ....

Wildlife Fencing Design Guide

HW Pepper, M Holland and R Trout

A wildlife fence is a barrier that prevents or guides the movement of animals from one area to another. This guide covers all types of fencing that may be used to control ....

The Biology of Freshwater Wetlands

Arnold G van der Valk

Concise introduction to wetlands. ....

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 ....

Bogs: The Ecology, Classification and Conservation of Ombrotrophic Mires

R Lindsay

Provides a summary of scientific thinking and technical information about peat bog ecosystems, with particular emphasis on those in the UK. ....

Lagoons and Coastal Wetlands in the Global Change Context

Impact and Management Issues

Edited by Pierluigi Viaroli, Pierre Lasserre and Pierpaolo Campostrini

Selected papers of the International Conference "CoastWetChange", Venice 26-28 April 2004, reprinted from Hydrobiologia volume 577 (2006). ....

The Saltmarsh Creation Handbook: A Project Manager's Guide to the Creation of Saltmarsh and Intertidal Mudflat

AS Nottage and PA Robertson

Excellent new RSPB handbook, jointly published with the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM). ....

The Saltmarsh Survey of Great Britain: An Inventory of British Saltmarshes

F Burd

Contains distribution maps of saltmarsh plant communities, plus appendix of all British saltmarshes. ....

Strategy and Action Plan for Mire and Peatland Conservation in Central Europe

Central European Peatland Project (CEPP)

Edited by O Bragg, R Lindsay, M Risager, M Silvius and H Zingstra

Peatlands are vital economic and ecological resources which contribute to biological, landscape and cultural diversity. There are a wide range of threats to peatlands ....

Understanding Wetlands

Fen, Bog and Marsh

Sylvia M Haslam

Considers how wetlands are created naturally and how they sustain themselves. This valuable book goes on to describe how the flora and fauna of these unique habitats are ....

Waterways and Wetlands

A Practical Handbook

Elizabeth Agate and Alan Brooks

This is a Handbook of waterways and wetlands management. It is intended to be used by conservation volunteers and others interested in maintaining or improving valuable ....

Wetland Restoration Manual

The Wildlife Trusts' Water Policy Team

The Wildlife Trusts' definitive work on wetland restoration, creation and management, this 16-chapter, 660-page, ring-bound manual contains all the information you will need ....

Beaches and Dunes of Developed Coasts

Karl F Nordstrom

Discusses the role of humans in transforming the coastal landscape, detailing the many ways beaches and dunes are eliminated, altered and replaced and the differences between ....

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. ....

Coastal and Marine Environmental Site Guide

M Budd, S John, J Simm and M Wilkinson

This guide provides practical and accessible information on appreciating, avoiding and mitigating the effects of poor environmental practice on coastal and marine construction ....

Directory of the North Sea Coastal Margin

Edited by JP Doody, C Johnston and B Smith

This Directory provides a comprehensive account of the maritime and marine interest of the North Sea coastal margin from a UK perspective. It is split into three parts: a ....

Estuaries

Monitoring and Modeling the Physical System

Jack Hardisty

Estuaries represent one of the most complex and fascinating of the natural environments, where constantly changing water depths generate rapidly reversing currents and transport ....

The Estuarine Ecosystem

Ecology, Threats and Management

DS McLusky and M Elliott

This popular text describes the estuarine environment and the physical and biological factors important within it, the responses of the flora and fauna to its stresses, and ....

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 ....

An Inventory of UK Estuaries, Volume 2: South-west Britain

Edited by AL Buck

An Inventory of UK Estuaries, Volume 3: North-west Britain

Edited by AL Buck

An Inventory of UK Estuaries, Volume 4: North and East Scotland

AL Buck

Provides information on size, location, wildlife, conservation status and human use, for 24 estuaries, including on the Orkney islands. ....

An Inventory of UK Estuaries, Volume 5: Eastern England

AL Buck

This book covers the 31 estuaries lying on the coast of Eastern England between St Abb's Head in Scotland to Foreness Point on the east coast of Kent. It provides information on ....

An Inventory of UK Estuaries, Volume 6: Southern England

AL Buck

An Inventory of UK Estuaries, Volume 7: Northern Ireland

AL Buck and A Donaghy

Covers the eight estuaries wholly or partly in Northern Ireland. It provides information on the size, location, wildlife, conservaion status and human uses of the estuaries, and ....

Life in the Estuary

Illustrated Guide and Ecology

Malcolm Jones and Islay D Marsden

Estuaries are places where rivers meet the sea, and they have a unique environment as a result of the mixing of fresh water with seawater. They provide diverse opportunities ....

Marine Nature Conservation Review Area Summary, Sector 10: Cardigan Bay and North Wales - Area Summaries

JNCC

Marine Nature Conservation Review Sector 14: Sealochs in the Outer Hebrides

Ruth Beaver and Frances A Dipper

Covers over 400 sites, presented in 26 area summaries. Includes comparable data from other organisations or previous studies. Data has been analysed to classify the biotopes ....

Marine Nature Conservation Review Sector 1: Shetland

Area Summaries

Christine Howson

Information is presented as 32 area summaries with each area described in a standard format, giving details of its physical and biological character, the biotopes present ....

Marine Nature Conservation Review Sector 2: Orkney

Area Summaries

Eleanor Murray, Matt Dalkin, Frank Fortune and Karen Begg

Information available for Orkney is presented as ten area summaries: South Sanday/ Deer Sound/ Scapa Flow/ South West Mainland/ Hoy Sound and Bring Deeps/ Eyenhallow, Wyre and ....

Marine Nature Conservation Review, Sector 11: Liverpool Bay and the Solway Firth: Area Summaries

Edited by JNCC

The coast covered in this sector stretches from Colwyn Bay in north Wales to the Mull of Galloway in south-west Scotland. ....

Marine Nature Conservation Review, Sector 12: Sealochs in the Clyde Sea: Area Summaries

Edited by JNCC

Marine Nature Conservation Review, Sector 14: Lagoons in the Outer Hebrides

Kath Thorpe, Matthew Dalkin, Frank Fortune and Dora Nichols

Site descriptions, biotope classifications and species lists for 72 lagoons in the Outer Hebrides. ....

Marine Nature Conservation Review, Sector 5

South-East Scotland and North-East England: Area Summaries

Paul Brazier, Jon Davies, Rohan Holt and Eleanor Murray

The coast from North Berwick in Lothian (south-east Scotland) to Flamborough Head in the East Riding of Yorkshire (north-east England) has been studied as part of the Marine ....

Marine Nature Conservation Review, Sector 6

Inlets of Eastern England: area summaries

Timothy O Hill, Christopher S Emblow and Kate O Northen

Summary of the marine habitats and communities of 460 sites found in twelve marine inlets on the East Anglian and north Kent coasts. ....

Marine Nature Conservation Review, Sectors 1 & 2: Lagoons in Shetland and Orkney: Area Summaries

JNCC

In 1993, the MNCR initiated a survey of lagoons (isolated saline water bodies) in Scotland to provide information to support the implementation of the 1992 EC Habitats ....

Marine Nature Conservation Review, Sectors 3,4,12,13 & 15: Lagoons in Mainland Scotland and the Inner Hebrides: Area Summaries

JNCC

Thirty-three lagoons in mainland Scotland and the Inner Hebrides were studied as part of this programme, with field surveys undertaken in 1994 and 1995. The studies included ....

Marine Nature Conservation Review: Rationale and Methods

Edited by Keith Hiscock

The Marine Nature Conservation Review of Great Britain (MNCR) commenced in 1987 with the main objectives of extending our knowledge of benthic marine habitats, communities and ....

Marine Nature Conservation Review: Sector 8:

Inlets in the Western English Channel: Area Summaries

JNCC

Marine Nature Conservation Review: Sector 9:

Inlets in the Bristol Channel and Approaches: Area Summaries

Jon Moore, Jan Smith, Kate Northen and Mike Little

The information presented here covers 14 area summaries from River Hayle to Milford Haven and the Cleddau. ....

Marine Nature Conservation Review: Sectors 15 and 3

Sealochs in North-West Scotland: Area Summaries

F Dipper, C Johnston, J Richardson, K Rickards, K Wood et al

The sealochs of north-west Scotland (MNCR Sector 15), together with one sealoch in north Scotland (MNCR Sector 3), have been studied as part of the Marine Nature Conservation ....

Marine and Coastal Protected Areas

A Guide For Planners and Managers

Rodney V Salm and John R Clark

Excellent guide to all aspects of planning and management of marine and coastal protected areas, with a focus on tropical marine ecosystems such as coral reefs and ....

Natura 2000: Marine Monitoring Handbook March 2001

Edited by Davies J et al

Presents the very latest information on the effective monitoring of Marine Special Conservation Areas (SACs), including guidance on appropriate techniques. It is an ....

Non-Native Marine Species in British Waters: a Review and Directory

Edited by NC Eno, RA Clark and WG Sanderson

Summarises current knowledge and existing policies and legislation, and suggests how threats to nature conservation can be minimised. The directory has an entry for each ....

A Practical Guide to the Management of Saline Lagoons

Edited by N Symes and P Robertson

This is a practical handbook that is based on the management experiences at ten man made lagoon sites in the east and south of England. The book provides guidance in the ....

Salt Marsh Review: An overview of Coastal Saltmarshes, their Dynamic and

Sensitivity Characteristics for Conservation and Management

L Boorman

This report provides information on the structure and functions of saltmarsh, a habitat previously regarded as wasteland but which is now valued for its wide range of functions ....

The Strategic Planning Workbook

Neville Lake

British Uplands: Dynamics of Change

JNCC Report Series No 319

Edited by TP Burt, DBA Thompson and J Warburton

The Upland Management Handbook

Working Today for Nature Tomorrow

Edited by Joanne Backshall, Jayne Manley and Michael Rebane

The hills and mountains of England are some of our greatest natural assets, widely recognised as being nationally and internationally important for a wide range of ....

The Conservation of Lower Plants in Woodland

NG Hodgetts

Written for the practical conservationist, this booklet deals with the ecological importance of lower plants in British woodlands, factors affecting diversity, and types ....

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 ....

Creating New Native Woodlands

J Rodwell and G Patterson

With summaries in French, German and Spanish. Examines the use of native trees and shrubs in establishing new woodlands in Britain, with guidance on methods and design. ....

Ecology of Woodlands and Forests

Description, Dynamics and Diversity

Peter Thomas and John Packham

Taking a functional rather than an ecosystem or a utilitarian approach, Thomas and Packham provide a concise account of the structure of woodlands and forests. Using ....

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. ....

Forest Mensuration

A Handbook for Practitioners

Robert W Matthews and Ewan D Mackie

New edition of the standard for tree and timber measurement procedures used in the British forest industry. ....

Forestry Operations and Broadleaf Woodland Conservation

KJ Kirby

First published in 1984, this report outlines the main activities and operations that are usually covered by woodland and forestry management plans. It also gives some of the ....

Grazing Ecology and Forest History

Frans WM Vera

Tests the hypothesis that species composition, structure and succession of vegetation was governed by herbivores and that the Central and Western European lowlands were ....

Long-Term Monitoring in Unmanaged Woodland Nature Reserves

GF Peterken and C Backmeroff

This paper sets out the history of 5 long-term recording projects in British semi-natural woodlands which have survived for more than 25 years. ....

National Vegetation Classification: Field Guide to Woodland

JE Hall, KJ Kirby and AM Whitbread

The first of a brand new series of interpretative publications tailored to provide support for users of the National Vegetation Classification . Full of practical advice, ....

Natural Woodland

Ecology and Conservation in Northern Temperate Regions

George F Peterken

This title, from the author of Woodland Conservation and Management, describes how woodlands grow, die and regenerate in the absence of human influence, and the structures ....

Restoration of Native Woodlands on Ancient Woodland Sites

Richard Thompson et al

Between the 1930s and 1980s nearly 40% of UK ancient woodlands were converted into plantations, mostly of non-native conifers. Other woodlands have been invaded by such ....

State of the World's Forests 2007

FAO

FAO's biennial 'State of the World's Forests' series offers a global perspective on the forest sector, including its environmental, economic, and social dimensions. This ....

Summary of National Vegetation Classification Woodland Descriptions

AM Whitbread and KJ Kirby

Provides summary descriptions of the accounts given in British Plant Communities, Vol. 1: intended as aids to field workers. A series of dendrograms have been produced ....

Woodland Conservation Management

G Peterken

Welcome return to print of this classic textbook, which is an indispensable reference in the training of countryside managers, wardens, rangers and other professionals and ....

Woodland Rides and Glades: Their Management for Wildlife

MS Warren and RJ Fuller

Useful booklet, giving advice on British woodlands. Nowadays, in many woods, open areas are confined to rides and glades. These features make up a relatively small part of most ....

Woodland Survey Handbook

KJ Kirby

This book provides a valuable introduction to the survey of woodlands for nature conservation. It summarises much of the experience gained from surveys carried out by ....

Woodlands

Oliver Rackham

The 100th volume of the New Naturalist series presents a landmark in natural history publishing. What better author than Oliver Rackham, and what better subject than the ....

Woodlands

A Practical Handbook

Elizabeth Agate

The European Context of British Lowland Grasslands

JS Rodwell, V Morgan, RG Jefferson and D Moss

This report assesses the significance of British Lowland Grasslands, occurring below the line of enclosure or moorland wall, within a wider European frame. There are five such ....

Heather Damage: A Guide to Types of Damage and their Causes

A MacDonald

Heathland Management

Edited by L Farrell

Presents papers given at Heathland Habitat Network meeting held in Dorset, 1981. Topics include management for birds, invertebrates & reptiles, & examples of specific ....

Lowland Grassland and Heathland Habitats

Elizabeth Price

Changes in agricultural land use have led to a drastic decrease in grassland and heathland habitat in Britain. This book presents an illustrated and practical guide to ....

The Management of Chalk Grassland for Butterflies

Butterflies Under Threat Team. Includes detailed species accounts covering description of all stages, habitats and foodplants. ....

Methods for Monitoring Heather Cover

A MacDonald and H Armstrong

Amidst concern about loss of heather cover in the uplands, this book provides advice on how best to measure heather cover and how to monitor its extent and utilisation. ....

National Vegetation Classification Field Guide to Mires and Heaths

T Elkington, N Dayton, DL Jackson and IM Strachan

Provides a practical guide for surveyors and ecologists to assist in field studies when utilising the classification for mires and heaths. It delivers a detailed account of 38 ....

The Nature Conservation Value of Scrub in Britain

S R Mortimer et al

Collection of the existing knowledge of scrub ecology and conservation. Identifies priorities for future conservation and research. ....

A Practical Guide to the Restoration and Management of Lowland Heathland

N Symes and J Day

This guide is a key source of detailed information on techniques for restoring, maintaining and monitoring lowland heathland habitats, a landscape that has been in ....

The Scrub Management Handbook

Guidance on the Management of Scrub on Nature Conservation Sites

English Nature

Designed as a one-stop reference for managers and advisers involved in scrub and shrub management for wildlife. Scrub is viewed from perspectives as diverse as being of value ....

Summary Descriptions of National Vegetation Classification: Grassland and Montane Communities

EA Cooper

The summary descriptions provided here are derived directly from the full accounts prepared by John Rodwell in `British Plant Communities, Volume 3: Grasslands and ....

Wise Use of Mires and Peatlands

Background and Principles Including a Framework for Decision-Making

Hans Joosten and Donal Clarke

Includes detailed guidelines relating to the sustainable use of this valuable resource.'...essential reading for all those who influence mire and peatland ....

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 Temporary Waters

D Dudley Williams

This new volume updates and replaces the same author's 1987 book, `Ecology of Temporary Waters' (Chapman and Hall, 1987). ....

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 ....

Landscape Influences on Stream Habitats and Biological Assemblages

Edited by Robert Hughes, Lizhu Wang and Paul Seelbach

This book synthesizes current knowledge of the influences of landscape on stream ecosystems, and evaluates the potential for watershed management and instream ....

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 ....

The Pond Book

A Guide to Management and Creation of Ponds

P Williams et al

Excellent manual aimed at presenting the current pond management options and describing good practice techniques. Presents the reasons behind each recommendation clearly, ....

A Practitioner's Guide to Freshwater Biodiversity Conservation

Nicole Silk and Kristine Ciruna

Looks set to become a standard reference for all those concerned with freshwater biodiversity conservation globally. Sponsored by the US-based international conservation ....

Stream Hydrology

An Introduction for Ecologists

ND Gordon, TA McMahon, BL Finlayson, CJ Gippel and RJ Nathan

Provides a common language for improving communication between researchers, biologists, environmental engineers and others managing or studying riverine environments. ....

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. ....

No Nettles Required

The Reassuring Truth about Wildlife Gardens

Ken Thompson

In this illuminating book, Ken Thompson explains that encouraging wildlife is actually entirely compatible with ordinary gardening, costs next to nothing, and is almost ....

Urban Sprawl in Europe

The Ignored challenge

EEA

The growth of cities in Europe has historically been driven by increasing urban populations. However, today, even where there is little or no population pressure, a ....

Urban Wildlife Management

Clark E Adams, Kieran J Lindsey and Sarah J Ash

While much has been written about the factors that either promote or prevent proliferation of wildlife in urban settings, forward-thinking professors instructing in ....

The Biology of Soil

A Community and Ecosystem Approach

Richard D Bardgett

Soil science has undergone a renaissance in recent years with an increasing awareness of the importance of soil organisms and below-ground biotic interactions as drivers of ....

Soil Atlas of Europe

A Jones, L Montanarella and R Jones

More than 20 years of collaboration between European soil scientists has resulted in the publication by the European Commission of the first ever "Soil Atlas of Europe". ....