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Studying invertebrates
A comprehensive guide to designing and carrying out ecological investigations, especially those involving sampling invertebrates. The book is a highly practical guide to fieldwork, statistical testing and interpretation.
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Wild mull
With superb illustrations and illuminating text, we are led to the wild side of Mull. Every facet of the Scottish island's natural history is considered, its diverse species and many stories. Along the way we are reminded that wildness is not somehow separate from the human world but influenced, ...
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Seaweeds of the british isles
This volume explores the yellow-brown seaweed species attributed to the class Tribophyceae. The description of each species incorporates notes on ecology and distribution and many are supported by line illustrations.
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Seaweeds of the british isles
This volume covers the species attributed to the class Chlorophyta (the green seaweeds). Each species description incorporates notes on ecology and distribution and many are supported by line illustrations.
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Ancient woods, trees and forests
Today, ‘virgin forests’ are only to be found at a few sites unreachable by humans, and even then they are affected by climate change, atmospheric pollution and species extinctions. This book aims to help understand the web of connections relating to ancient trees and woodlands, and to offer techn...
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British bat calls
Includes the properties of sound, how bats use sound, bat detectors and recording devices, call analysis. For each species in the British Isles, information is given on distribution, emergence times, flight and foraging behaviour, habitat, echolocation calls and social calls.
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Seaweeds of the british isles
This volume covers all the families, genera and species in the red algae Ceramiales. Each entry gives notes on ecology and distribution, and there are user-friendly keys to identification of species and genera.
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European deserts
This is the first book to identify, investigate and celebrate Europe’s little-known sandy lowland deserts. Arid and infertile, they present landscapes profoundly different from their surroundings and offer refuge for scarce flora and fauna with nowhere else to go, yet the continued existence of m...
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Bat roosts in rock
This guide provides descriptions of when the species of bats resident in British and Ireland use natural and man-made rock habitats, how they use them, and the environment each species occupies within them. This data is part of the Bat Rock Habitat Key project.
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Human, nature
What does it mean to be a part of—rather than apart from—nature? This book is about how we interact with wildlife and the ways in which this can make our lives richer and more fulfilling. But it also explores the conflicts and contradictions inevitable in a world that is now so completely dominat...
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Hoverflies
This Naturalists’ Handbook book covers the natural history, biology and identification of the hoverfly. It will enable anyone to identify the most common hoverflies of the British Isles, providing practical guidance for methods of identification, advice on techniques and approaches to research.
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Pan-species listing
How to build and maintain your pan-species list, for a person or a site. Packed with information and tips, this book is also a one-stop-shop for biological recorders in the twenty-first century.
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Raptor prey remains
Are you curious about the remains of an animal you have found? This compilation of the most likely found body parts of animals eaten by raptors will help you identify your discovery. Including over 100 species of bird and mammal prey, this photographic guide highlights the common feathers, fur an...
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Bird pellets
Dissecting bird pellets is the ultimate fun and scientific way of discovering what a bird has been eating. This guide showcases the pellets from a range of different bird species and outlines how to identify what is found in them, in particular small mammal skulls and bones.
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The handbook of acoustic bat detection
A fundamental understanding of acoustic detection principles, study planning, data handling, properties of bat calls, manual identification of species, automatic species recognition, analysis of results, quality assurance and the background physics of sound.
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Measuring abundance
Measuring the abundance of individuals and the diversity of species are core components of most ecological research projects and conservation monitoring. This book brings together in one place the methods used to estimate the abundance of individuals in nature. Code and examples for use with the ...
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Field guide to the bats of the amazon
A species identification guide to the 160 species of bat described in the Amazon region, including a morphological identification key with stunning photographs and an acoustic key for Amazonian bats illustrated with the echolocation spectrogram of most species.
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Rebirding
The UK is undergoing a mass extinction of birds and wildlife after two centuries of intensification. Many books lament the decline of British wildlife – this is the first to map out how this could be turned around, economically and in the national interest. We have all the space we need for natur...
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Statistics for ecologists using r and excel
This is a book about the scientific process and how it is applied to data in ecology. We will learn how to plan for data collection, how to assemble data, how to analyse data and finally how to present the results. The book uses Microsoft Excel and the powerful Open Source R program.
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Is that a bat?
A guide to non-bat sounds recorded during bat surveys. This book enables the reader to be confident in recognising, categorising and dismissing not-bat sounds and offers knock-on benefits for informing development projects. A substantial downloadable sound library (.wav format) is included.
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National vegetation classification - field guide to mires and heaths
A practical guide for surveyors and ecologists to assist in field studies when using the classification for mires and heaths. It delivers a detailed account of 38 mire and 22 heath communities, providing information on their composition, structure, distribution and affinities to other types of ve...
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Muntjac and water deer
A comprehensive overview of the biology and ecology of muntjac and water deer. Covers natural history, population assessment methods, environmental impact and management.
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Plant galls
Most of us have noticed galls as bizarre and often colourful distortions of plant growth, and wondered what goes on inside them. The drama enacted within a single gall may involve many species of insects and mites.
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The painted stork
Covering all aspects of Painted Stork ecology, behaviour, conservation and their relationship with humans, this accessible and lavishly illustrated monograph contains a wealth of insights.
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On the rocks
"Seabirds and islands, an addictive mix, have dominated my life. Ailsa Craig and its gannets started the rot more than 60 years ago leading via a tortuous route to the Bass Rock, Christmas Island, Cape Kidnappers and other remote seabird haunts." --the author
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On the margins
This book is a tribute to one of Britain’s most beautiful and least common creatures - the Fen Raft Spider. It is not intended to be a monograph, but rather a unique view of the species. Bringing together the differing perspectives of a scientist and an artist.
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Insects, plants and microclimate
The microclimate around a plant is particularly complex and interesting, and an insect sitting on a leaf may be inhabiting a weather system completely different from the weather outside.
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Nonrandom
Darwin doubted that chance alone explains the variation of life — and new research is proving him right. Nonrandom reveals the hidden structure behind DNA mutations: why they occur, how cell type and genome shape them, and what this means for evolution, cancer and the genetic science.
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Dragonflies
This book introduces the natural history of dragonflies. Keys are provided for the identification of both larvae and adults, and information is given on techniques for study. Some problems of conservation are discussed.
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Slugs
Slugs is a natural and cultural history of these oft-reviled molluscs, exploring their important role within ecosystems, their fascinating evolution and our complex relationship with them. Covering terrestrial and marine slugs, this well-illustrated book is a comprehensive and accessible guide to...
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Microscopic life in sphagnum
As well as the better-known plants, dragonflies and birds, sphagnum moss supports a unique community of microscopic animals and plants which inhabit its leaves and crevices.
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Pollution monitoring with lichens
Lichens make excellent material for field studies throughout the year and are valuable for the detection and mapping of pollution. This book provides an overview of the value of lichens for monitoring a range of potentially harmful substances.
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Animals of sandy shores
This book introduces the natural history of sandy shore communities and provides keys that will enable readers to name the animals they find. It provides practical approaches for behavioural and ecological studies, including the survey and monitoring of populations.
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Bird conservation
This book brings together scientific evidence and experience relevant to the practical conservation of wild birds. The authors worked with an international group of bird experts and conservationists to develop a global list of interventions that could benefit wild birds.
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Water vole field signs and habitat assessment
An essential guide to assist those surveying for water voles, whether as a professional ecological consultant, a researcher or simply an interested amateur.
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Insects on nettles
Stinging nettles harbour a characteristic community of insects that are widespread, abundant, and rewarding to study. This book describes the natural history of the insects in that community, and describes the way they coexist using different parts of a stinging nettle plant.
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Perspectives on wildlife sound recording
This book provides an overview of current approaches to species-based sound capture. Via a diverse series of interviews with leading practitioners from around the world, the book teases apart the methods and fieldcraft techniques underpinning wildlife sound recording, weaving text, sound and image.
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Ponds and small lakes
Ponds and small lakes support an extremely rich biodiversity of fascinating organisms. Many people have encountered a few unfamiliar creatures, such as dragonfly nymphs and caddisfly larvae. However, there is a far richer world of microscopic organisms, such as diatoms, desmids and rotifers, whic...
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Wildlife and wind farms - conflicts and solutions
This unique multi-volume work provides a comprehensive overview of the interactions between wind farms and wildlife. Volume 4 provides a state-of-the-science guide to monitoring and mitigation to minimise or even eliminate impacts on wildlife from offshore wind farms.
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Night vision and daylight camera systems for wildlife
Only a small proportion of our most interesting wildlife is ever seen. This book describes how wildlife can be filmed in a non-intrusive way without disturbing behaviour. Step-by-step, clearly illustrated details lead the reader past technical challenges and allow many new insights.
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Insect flight
Flight is a miracle of biological engineering, the pinnacle of evolutionary development. This book presents a unique portrait of insects in flight, using innovative high-speed photographic techniques. Featuring 60 stunning photographs, readers are given ringside seat to watch the action as it unf...
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A practical guide to moult and ageing
This book looks at why and how birds moult, and the lasting effects that annual moults have on their appearance. By learning a few basic rules, we can use a bird’s moult pattern to say how old the bird is and to understand more about its life-history.
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Seashore plankton
A practical guide of the collection and observation of marine plankton in the tidal water of seashores. Identification is aided with 400 photographs and descriptions with notes on their biology. A final section looks at adaptations, the ecology of plankton and the implications of human activity.
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Cctv for wildlife monitoring
This is a handbook on the use of CCTV in nature watching, conservation and ecological research. CCTV offers a unique ability to monitor wildlife in real time, stream video to the web, capture imagery of fast-moving species and maintain monitoring over long periods of time.
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Fenland nature
Through stunning images and insightful narrative, Fenland Nature celebrates the natural and cultural history of a unique, dynamic and dramatic human-made landscape. From vast flocks of visiting wildfowl, to rare and specialised plants and insects, from the Mesolithic to the present day – with an ...
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Badger behaviour, conservation & rehabilitation
A fascinating insight into the badger’s world. Badger biology, life in the sett, rescue & rehabilitation, consultancy, badgers & farming, and badger-watching with George Pearce, an expert on badgers who has surveyed over 700 sites.
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A field guide to urban plants
This handy guide introduces the most commonplace flowers, shrubs, grasses, mosses and ferns that are to be found as street weeds, showing the main characteristics by which you can recognise them.
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The data management workbook
The Data Management Workbook helps researchers design useful data-management plans through a step-by-step series of structured exercises, worksheets and checklists.
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Barn owl conservation handbook
A comprehensive handbook covering all aspects of the conservation of Barn Owls. Written by the Barn Owl Trust, this book includes in-depth information on Barn Owl survey techniques, relevant ecology, Barn Owls and the law, mortality, habitat management, use of nest boxes and barn Owl rehabilitation.
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Clinging to the edge
Tells the story, in diary form, of one season in a Little Tern breeding colony on the Yorkshire coast. It shows how practical effort to monitor and protect one of our most threatened seabirds relates to wider questions about humans’ relationship with the natural world.
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Solitary bees
In Britain and Ireland there are about ten times more species of solitary bee than bumblebee and honeybee combined. They are a fascinating, attractive and diverse group that can be found easily in a wide range of habitats, both urban and rural, and they are important as pollinators.
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Africa's threatened rhinos
Africa’s surviving rhinos are seriously threatened. This timely book considers all kinds of human interactions with these magnificent and enigmatic animals, offering a significant contribution to our understanding of wildlife in the African continent.
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Data management for researchers
Learning how to manage, share and preserve data is essential for active researchers. A comprehensive guide for scientific researchers providing everything they need to know about data management and how to organize, document, use and reuse their data.
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Beginning literary animal studies
The book is an introductory text for students of literary animal studies and for those with a general interest in animals in creative prose, fiction and poetry. Case study examples show how the basic themes of animal studies can be used to reveal meanings in the texts, and to add value to an unde...
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Automated islamophobia
Automating Islamophobia exposes how AI perpetuates global Islamophobia. It challenges the myth of AI’s objectivity, questioning if change is possible in a system rooted in historical biases. As nations vie for AI dominance, the book calls for critical engagement to resist its role in amplifying i...
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Beginning irish studies
An Introduction to the discipline of Irish Studies that will be of use to both students and academics.
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Lives and literacy in ancient egypt
Lives and Literacy accompanies a joint exhibition by the Harry Ransom Center and the John Rylands Library, exploring how manuscripts from Graeco-Roman and late antique Egypt reveal the practices, materials, and people that shaped written culture.
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Above the city
Above the City: Hiking Hong Kong Island is a unique comprehensive guide to walks and hikes on Hong Kong Island. Many Hong Kong residents and visitors enjoy a few famous hikes, but then are at a loss to find more routes. Above the City takes the walking enthusiast beyond the well-trodden paths and...
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Organised militarism in interwar britain
This book is the first full-length study of militarism and militaristic associational culture in interwar Britain. Focusing on the ideas, aims, and activities of the Navy League and the Air League of the British Empire – two extra-parliamentary organisations established to promote naval and aeria...
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Field guide to the snakes of eswatini
This field guide is the first book to describe all 63 of the recorded snake species found in Eswatini. All are beautifully presented with detailed descriptions, accurate distribution maps and over 350 photographs. Includes advice on snake-bite.
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Southern african moths and their caterpillars
The only substantive and up-to-date guide to the rich moth fauna of the wider southern African region.
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Where to watch birds in nepal
This birdwatching site guide, written by an acknowledged expert on Nepalese birds, is designed to provide the travelling birdwatcher with all the information he or she will need to make the most of a birdwatching holiday or tour. This is a site guide, not an identification guide.
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Finding w. h. hudson
A century after W.H. Hudson’s death, this long-overdue tribute to perhaps our most significant writer-naturalist and wildlife campaigner traces his path through a dramatic and turbulent era: from his journey to Britain from Argentina in 1874 to the unveiling of a monument and bird sanctuary in hi...
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Bats & ladders
These are the stories from one woman’s 36-year career spent looking for bats and their roosts. Humorous and honest, she writes about the animals, dodgy ladders and a multitude of characters, sometimes delightful, occasionally awful, but always human.
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A birdwatcher’s guide to norway
A Birdwatcher's Guide to Norway helps you find all the birds of Norway and Svalbard, and guides you in detail to more than 350 of the best birdwatching sites in this beautiful and wild but still highly developed and civilised country.
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Are viruses alive?
How do bacteria dominate our lives? Do fungi have memory? Why did the proto-hippopotamus not reacquire gills? Offering fresh new angles on existence and what shapes it, join Noga Wies on a fascinating adventure through the stuff of life itself.
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Reflections
This informed, incisive and passionate commentary analyses what is wrong with certain ways we do wildlife conservation but explores some of its many successes too.
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Where to watch birds in morocco
This book is not a field guide to species, but a guide to the sites of key ornithological importance in Morocco. It contains information and detailed maps to enable you plan a visit and provide guidance when you are on your trip, as well as a full checklist of species.
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Treewilding
Discover the intricacies of global forest restoration in Treewilding. Exploring the interplay of cutting-edge science and Indigenous knowledge, this engaging book navigates challenges, greenwashing pitfalls and the possible solutions shaping the future of ecosystems and our relationship with nature.
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Insects on dock plants
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 community.
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Identifying bats of britain and ireland
This accessible guide fills a gap between basic books and more technical volumes. Using humour, rhymes and images it communicates in simple terms the techniques required when training for a bat licence.
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Qgis for ecologists
If you don’t know where to start or how to use QGIS, this is the practical guide for you. Simple, step-by-step instructions and practical exercises make it easy and fun.
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A field guide to the butterflies of romania
A comprehensive, fully illustrated guide to the butterflies of Romania. A must-have in that country, and also extremely useful across Central, Eastern and Southeast Europe more widely.
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Rhythms of nature
After a career in conservation, Ian Carter moves to a secluded farmhouse tucked away in the low hills of mid-Devon between Exmoor and Dartmoor. Here he tries new approaches to connecting with the local countryside – from following streams wherever they may lead, to night-time rambles or simply re...
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A birdwatchers’ guide to trinidad and tobago
A birding site to these Caribbean islands, with information on seasonal distribution, complete lists of mammals and amphibians and reptiles, and thorough travel advice.
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A birdwatchers’ guide to nepal
This birdwatching site guide, written by an acknowledged expert on Nepalese birds, is designed to provide the travelling birdwatcher with all the information he or she will need to make the most of a birdwatching holiday or tour. This is a site guide, not an identification guide.
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A birdwatchers’ guide to the canary islands
Provides detailed information on the best birding spots on the Canary Islands. Each site entry gives location and access, accommodation, birding strategy and species expected to be seen. A selective bird list gives brief details on the distribution and status of rare birds. Plus a full species list.
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The wryneck
A comprehensive study on the natural history and cultural symbolism of an unusual woodpecker. Detailed information is presented on the species' origins, taxonomy, anatomy, appearance, calls, distribution, conservation status, habitats, movements, breeding, diet and relationships. With a chapter o...
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The hen harrier's year
Most British birds of prey have largely recovered from historical persecution, but the beleaguered Hen Harrier is still struggling. This richly illustrated book gives a comprehensive and evocative portrait of the species, while offering an incisive overview of its conservation.
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Essex rock
A copiously illustrated and fascinating geological story, from the birth of Essex 500 million years ago near the South Pole to the present day. Vividly links features in the landscape – seen from footpaths, beaches, urban areas or village streets – with this deep time history.
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A field guide to the flowers of the alps
Explore the colourful world of alpine flowers. This practical book will help you make a quick, reliable identification of over 500 species illustrated with colour photographs. For each plant the common name, scientific name, flowering time, plant height, protected status, and distribution (habita...
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The hair scale identification guide to terrestrial mammalian carnivores of canada
This highly illustrated, comprehensive guide features hair scale impressions and characteristics for all terrestrial carnivorous mammals found in Canada. An ideal reference and monitoring resource, including range maps and key identification characteristics, as well as superb images.
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Handbook for phase 1 habitat survey - field manual
Designed for use in the field, this small-format guide provides valuable information on techniques for environmental audit. Information is contained on the rationale and history of Phase 1 survey, giving advice on planning the survey, habitat mapping, and compiling target notes.
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A field guide to harlequins and other common ladybirds of britain and ireland
The first identification guide to harlequins, along with the other 25 conspicuous ladybird species found in Britain and Ireland. With more than 350 photographs, including numerous images of each ladybird species.
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A natural history of insects in 100 limericks
The book is light in style but heavy in fact. A limerick teases the intellect, but this is backed up but scientific information in easily readable, bite-sized portions. The book is illustrated by simple but striking pictures by the author’s son, who was only 13 at the time.
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Bird monitoring methods
First published by the RSPB in 1998, this book is a practical guide to surveying and monitoring techniques for use in the breeding season - in assessing breeding success as well as population levels - and during the winter. It gives instructions for more than 120 UK bird species, mainly those of ...
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Flora of the outer hebrides
Flora of the Outer Hebrides is the first comprehensive publication to describe the flowering plants and ferns of the Outer Hebrides, comprising over 700 species. Introductory chapters cover the climate, geography, geology, soils, vegetation and botanical history of the area.
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Pollinators and pollination
The pollination of flowers by insects, birds and other animals is a crucial interaction that supports both the natural world and human society. Written by one of the world’s leading pollination ecologists, this book offers a unique insight into the ecology and evolution of pollinators, and why th...
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Habitat management for invertebrates
This book is a practical manual covering management for invertebrates: it provides guidelines to enable reserve managers to take account of the vulnerable habitat features so important to invertebrates.
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A birdwatchers’ guide to portugal, the azores & madeira archipelagos
Portuguese territory goes well beyond Portugal itself; it also comprises the Atlantic archipelagos of Azores and Madeira. This is the only birdwatching site guide to cover the entire territory, describing 44 sites in Portugal and now expanded to include the Azores with all its rarity hotspots.
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Bat workers' manual
Detailed information on all aspects of bat surveying - The Bat Workers' Manual is an essential reference for anyone wishing to obtain a licence to carry out bat work in the UK. With excellent drawings by Tom McOwat.
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Managing data using excel
A comprehensive and user-friendly study of how to manage, explore and share data, giving scientists at all levels the skills they need to maximize the usefulness of their data. An essential book for all scientists and students who use data and are seeking to manage data more effectively.
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Fighting for birds
A personal, philosophical and political history of 25 years of bird conservation, this book provides an instructive and amusing read for all those who would like a glimpse into the birds and wildlife conservation world.
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My voice: john goldsmith
John’s book is part of the My Voice Project, a collection of firsthand accounts of Holocaust survivors and refugees from Nazi persecution who settled in the UK. Born Hans Goldschmidt in Germany, John escaped to England, before being interned in Britain and Canada, and later becoming a pioneer in ...
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My voice: jack cygelman
Jack’s book is part of the My Voice Project, a collection of firsthand accounts of Holocaust survivors and refugees from Nazi persecution who settled in the UK. Raised in Poland and deported through Radom, Auschwitz and Vaihingen, Jack Cygelman arrived in England with 'The Boys', going on to buil...
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My voice: kurt marx
Kurt’s book is part of the My Voice Project, a collection of firsthand accounts of Holocaust survivors and refugees from Nazi persecution who settled in the UK. Growing up in Cologne under intensifying antisemitism, Kurt Marx survived camps and death marches before he rebuilt his life in the UK a...
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Hayek’s law, legislation and liberty: a guide
This is Dr Eamonn Butler’s guide for non-specialists to a key text of classical liberalism: Law, Legislation and Liberty by F. A. Hayek. Hayek argues that the social structures on which civilisation is built are not the product of state plans or activist dreams, but instead emerge from a Darwinia...
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Fundamental skills for modern lawyers
Written for lawyers at every stage of their career, Fundamental Skills for Modern Lawyers bridges the gap between legal expertise and human insight – helping practitioners become not just good lawyers, but trusted advisers and effective leaders.
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Individuation in scholasticism
The definitive exploration of how medieval and early modern thinkers answered philosophy's most fundamental question: what makes an individual truly individual?What makes an individual this particular being rather than another? This deceptively simple question—known as the problem of individuatio...
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