2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: A Global Species Assessment

Edited by Jonathan EM Baillie et al

"The library of life is burning, and we don't even know the titles of the books" - Gro Harlem Brundtland, former Prime Minister of Norway, to the opening of a session of ....

Adaptive Management: From Theory to Practice

Edited by James Oglethorpe

Contains 14 papers from 2 major conferences on Adaptive Management, focusing primarily on resource use in developing nations. The authors have mostly taken a community-based ....

Advanced Distance Sampling

Estimating Abundance of Biological Populations

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

This advanced text focuses on the uses of distance sampling to estimate the density and abundance of biological populations. It addresses new methodologies, new technologies ....

Agroecosystems in a Changing Climate

Edited by Paul CD Newton, R Andrew Carran, Grant R Edwards and Pascal A Niklaus

Presenting a global perspective of climate change effects on agricultural production, this volume considers the consequences of changes in the atmosphere and climate for the ....

Analysing Ecological Data

Alain F Zuur, Elena N Ieno and Graham M Smith

Provides a practical introduction to analysing ecological data using real data sets collected as part of postgraduate ecological studies or research projects. ....

Applying Landscape Ecology in Biological Conservation

Edited by Kevin J Gutzwiller

Brings together contributions from leaders in landscape ecology and addresses the issue of how what we know about landscape ecology can help us understand, manage and maintain ....

Applying Nature's Design

Corridors as a Strategy for Biodiversity Conservation

Anthony B Anderson and Clinton N Jenkins

Offers a comprehensive and insightful overview of the design and effectiveness of corridors. The authors' multifaceted analysis combines a succinct review of the ....

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, ....

An Atlas of Movements of Southwest Siberian Waterbirds

J Veen et al

This Atlas of Movements of Southwest Siberian Waterbirds is a contribution to the knowledge of the migratory movements of Siberian waterbirds, with special reference to ....

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 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 ....

Beyond Conservation

A Wildland Strategy

Peter Taylor

A much needed visionary book that reappraises current wildlands strategy in Britain, and makes recommendations on how existing wild areas can be managed, and expanded and ....

Biodiversity

An Introduction

Kevin J Gaston and John I Spicer

This primer is designed for undergraduate students taking short courses in biodiversity and aims to provide an overview of the subject, as well as acting as an entry point to ....

Biodiversity Evaluation Tools for European Forests

Tor-Bjorn Larsson

Incorporates expertise from 27 European research organisations. Identifies key factors of biodiversity applicable to European forests, European-level Forest Types for ....

Biodiversity Impact

Biodiversity and Environmental Impact Assessment: A Good Practice Guide for Road Schemes

Helen Byron

Aims to help Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) achieve its potential by providing best practice guidance on the treatment of biodiversity in EIAs for road schemes. It ....

Biodiversity Planning and Design

Sustainable Practices

Jack Ahern, Elisabeth Leduc and Mary Lee York

How do you measure biodiversity, and why should landscape architects and planners care? What are the essential issues, the clearest terminology, and the most effective methods ....

Biodiversity and Conservation

Michael J Jeffries

Offers an introductory guide through the maze of interdisciplinary themes that combine under the concept of `biodiversity'. Featuring lively examples from the UK, Africa and ....

Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning

Synthesis and Perspectives

Edited by Michel Loreau, Shahid Naeem and Pablo Inchausti

How does loss of biodiversity affect the functioning and stability of natural and managed ecosystems? This book presents empirical and theoretical research on this ....

Biodiversity, Sustainability and Human Communities

Protecting Beyond the Protected

Edited by Tim O'Riordan and Susanne Stoll-Kleeman

Lays out the arguments for protecting biodiversity and enhancing degraded eco-systems through the involvement of local communities, and examines the experience of regions ....

Biogeography

Mark V Lomolino, James H Brown and Brett R Riddle

First published in 1983, this is is one of the most comprehensive textbooks on biogeography. This new third edition is a substantial update. ....

Biogeography

An Ecological and Evolutionary Approach

CB Cox and PD Moore

The latest edition of this highly successful and popular textbook has been completely revised and updated to include the latest developments in biogeography. It offers ....

Biogeography in a Changing World

Edited by Malte C Ebach and Raymond S Tangney

This is the first volume to fully investigate this rapidly emerging subdiscipline. In addition to providing a critique and an historical perspective, Biogeography in a ....

The Biology of Freshwater Wetlands

Arnold G van der Valk

Concise introduction to wetlands. ....

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 Mangroves and Seagrasses

Peter Hogarth

Mangroves and seagrasses form extensive and highly productive ecosystems that are biologically diverse and economically valuable. This new edition has been thoroughly ....

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 ....

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 ....

The Biology of Streams and Rivers

Paul S Giller and Björn Malmqvist

Identifies factors that make rivers and streams unique and places their biology in historical, geographical, and physical perspectives. Ecological, biogeographic and ....

Biometry

Robert Sokal

This easily understood but rigorous introduction to biological statistics is a standard text and valuable reference for anyone doing scientific research. The fourth edition has ....

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 ....

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. ....

Boreal Peatland Ecosystems

Edited by R Kelman Wieder and Dale H Vitt

This volume adopts an ecosystems approach to understanding the world's boreal peatlands. It focuses on biogeochemical patterns and processes, production, decomposition, and peat ....

Caring for Small Woods

A Practical Manual for Woodland Owners, Woodland Managers, Woodland Craftsmen, Foresters, Land Agents, Project Officers, Conservationists, Teachers and Students

Ken Broad

Written by one of the UK's leading woodland management experts, this book is a clear and practical guide to the management and conservation of woods up to ten hectares. Complete ....

Channels and Challenges

The enhancement of Salmonid Rivers

Martin O'Grady

Over the past 20 years the Central and Regional Fisheries Boards have invested substantial monies (circa 30m Euros) in the enhancement of salmonid rivers in Ireland ....

Cladonia: A Field Guide

NG Hodgetts

Excellent little guide which uses keys and line drawings for the identification of most British and Irish species of the lichen genus cladonia. ....

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. ....

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 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 Pocket Guide: Freshwater Life of Britain and Northern Europe

Malcolm Greenhalgh and Denys Ovenden

A beautifully illustrated guide to the wide variety of species found in rivers, streams, lakes and ponds in Britain and Europe. ....

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 ....

Community Ecology

Peter J Morin

Standard textbook for community ecology and population, and community ecology courses. Revised edition in preparation, due to be published at the end of 2007. ....

Complexity in Landscape Ecology

DG Green, N Klomp, G Rimmington and S Sadedin

Interactions matter. To understand the distributions of plants and animals in a landscape you need to understand how they interact with each other, and with their ....

Conceptual Ecology and Invasion Biology: Reciprocal Approaches to Nature

Edited by Marc William Cadotte, Sean M McMahon and Tadashi Fukami

The conservation threat represented by invasive species is well-known, but the scientific opportunities are underappreciated. Invasion studies have historically been ....

Concise Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland

M Townsend and P Waring

Nearly all the resident and migrant British and Irish species of macro-moths have been illustrated and described in this portable guide. Concise field descriptions written by ....

Connectivity Conservation

Edited by Kevin R Crooks and M Sanjayan

One of the biggest threats to the survival of many plant and animal species is the destruction or fragmentation of their natural habitats. The conservation of landscape ....

Conservation

Clive Hambler

Accessible introduction to conservation biology and the practical application of conservation techniques, which will act as an aid to both learning and field work. It ....

Conservation

Linking Ecology, Economics and Culture

Monique Borgerhoff Mulder and Peter Coppolillo

Nearly 90 percent of the earth's land surface is directly affected by human infrastructure and activities, yet less than 5 percent is legally "protected" for ....

Conservation Across Borders

Biodiversity in an Interdependent World

Charles C Chester

Conservationists have long been aware that political boundaries rarely coincide with natural boundaries. From the establishment of early "peace parks" to the designation of ....

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 ....

The Conservation Professional's Guide to Working with People

Scott A Bonar

Successful natural resource management is much more than good science; it requires working with landowners, meeting deadlines, securing funding, supervising staff, and ....

Conservation and Restoration of Raised Bogs

Geological, Hydrological and Ecological Studies

Edited by MGC Schouten

Reports on detailed studies in Raheenmoor Bog and Clara Bog, both in County Offaly, that were performed between 1989 and 2001. Containing a wealth of information on the two ....

Conservation and the Genetics of Populations

Fred W Allendorf and Gordon Luikart

Comprehensive overview of the essential background, concepts, and tools needed to understand how genetic information can be used to develop conservation plans for species ....

Conservation of Black Sea Wetlands: English Edition

A Review and Preliminary Action Plan

Edited by A Wilson and M Moser

Conservation of Exploited Species

Edited by John D Reynolds, Georgina M Mace, Kent H Redford and John G Robinson

Brings together international experts to examine interactions between the biology of wildlife and the divergent goals of people involved in hunting, fishing, gathering and ....

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 ....

Conserving Bird Biodiversity

General Principles and their Application

Edited by Ken Norris and Deborah J Pain

Conservationists attempt to intervene in the current extinction process either locally by protecting or restoring important species and habitats, or at national and ....

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 ....

Corridor Ecology

The Science and Practice of Linking Landscapes for Biodiversity Conservation

Jodi A Hilty, William Z Lidicker and Adina M Merenlender

"Corridor Ecology" presents guidelines that combine conservation science and practical experience for maintaining, enhancing, and creating connectivity between natural areas ....

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. ....

The Deep

The Extraordinary Creatures of the Abyss

Edited by Clare Nouvain

On dry land, most organisms are confined to the surface, or at most to altitudes of a hundred meters-the height of the tallest trees. In the oceans, though, living space has ....

Designing Field Studies for Biodiversity Conservation

Peter Feinsinger

Comprehensive and practical guide to using scientific inquiry in conservation work, focusing on the fundamentals of common sense, independent thinking, and natural history. ....

Designing Greenways

Sustainable Landscapes for Nature and People

Paul Cawood Hellmund and Daniel Somers Smith

How are greenways designed? What situations lead to their genesis, and what examples best illustrate their potential for enhancing communities and the environment? Designing ....

Designing Small Parks

A Manual for Addressing Social and Ecological Concerns

Ann Forsyth and Laura R Musacchio

Provides guidelines for building better parks by integrating design criteria with current social and natural science research. Small parks are too often relegated to ....

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 ....

Drafting a Conservation Blueprint

A Practitioner's Guide to Planning for Biodiversity

Craig R Groves

Presents for the first time in book form a step-by-step planning process for conserving the biological diversity of entire regions. Explains how to develop a regional ....

Dryland Ecohydrology

Edited by Paolo D'Odorico and Amilcare Porporato

Ecohydrology emerges as a new field of research aiming at furthering our understanding of the earth system through the study of the interactions between the water cycle and ....

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 Corridors in Land Use Planning and Development Policies

Robert Jongman and Dana Kamphorst

Ecological Design

10th Anniversary Edition

Sim Van der Ryn and Stuart Cowan

Ecological design - the integration of natural processes and materials - can be applied at all levels of scale, creating revolutionary forms of buildings, landscapes, cities, ....

Ecological Networks and Greenways

Concept, Design, Implementation

Edited by Rob Jongman and Gloria Pungetti

Provides a thorough overview of recent developments in this emerging field, combining theoretical concepts of landscape ecology with the actual practice of landscape planning ....

Ecology of Streams and Rivers

Eugene Angelier

Illuminates the role of dominant ecological factors and of human activities on the organisms present in a range of watercourses and on the functioning of these ecosystems. ....

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 ....

The Economics of Biodiversity Conservation

Valuation in Tropical Forest Ecosystems

KN Ninan et al

Economic valuation of biodiversity and ecosystem services has been presented as possibly the most powerful a powerful tool for halting the loss of biodiversity while maintaining ....

Ecosystem Function in Heterogeneous Landscapes

Edited by GM Lovett, CG Jones, MG Turner and KC Weathers

Valuable synthesis that brings together ecosystem and landscape ecology. ....

Ecosystem Management

Adaptive, Community-Based Conservation

Gary K Meffe, Larry A Neilsen, Richard L Knight and Dennis A Schenborn

Aims to engage students in active problem-solving using detailed landscape scenarios that reflect the complex issues and conflicting interests that face the modern resource ....

Ecosystems and Human Well-Being

A Framework for Assessment

Millenium Ecosystem Assessment

This book provides an overview of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, providing a conceptual framework for the project, and laying out the assumptions, processes and ....

Environment and Politics

Timothy Doyle and Doug Mceachern

Environment and Politics is a concise introduction to the study of environmental politics, explaining the key concepts, conflicts, political systems and the practices of ....

Essentials of Conservation Biology

Richard B Primack

Essentials of Conservation Biology, Fourth Edition combines theory and applied and basic research to explain the connections between conservation biology and environmental ....

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 ....

Experimental Design and Data Analysis for Biologists

Gerry P Quinn and Michael J Keough

Topics covered include linear and logistic regression, simple and complex ANOVA models (for factorial, nested, block, split-plot and repeated measures and covariance designs), ....

Extreme Nature

M Cawardine

A beautiful and fascinating portrait of the world's most extreme wildlife, from the sexiest beast to the smelliest plant. ....

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 ....

Field Guide to Planning and Implementing Land Use Changes with Rural Communities in Africa

F Chinembiri, T Lynam, B Mombeshora, P Rupiya and R Cunliffe

The result of four years work funded by United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID), this excellent guide is of use to any NGO working in this sector. ....

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, ....

Forest Biodiversity: Lessons from History for Conservation

Edited by O Honnay, K Verheyen, B Bossuyt and M Hermy

Develops this field of interest by focusing on the diverse impact of forest history in general, and of forest continuity, fragmentation and past management in particular, on ....

Forest Diversity and Management

Edited by DL Hawksworth and AT Bull

Natural forests with thousands of years of ecological continuity are unrivalled as the treasure store of terrestrial biodiversity on Earth. And while there is currently no ....

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 Ecosystems

Analysis at Multiple Scales

Richard H Waring and Steven W Running

This revision maintains the position of Forest Ecosystems as the one source for the latest information on the advanced methods that have enhanced our understating of forest ....

Forest Genetics

TL White, WT Adams and DB Neale

Trees continue to maintain a unique significance in the social, ecological and economic systems of the world - as large, long-lived perennials covering 30% of land on Earth; ....

Forest Landscape Ecology

Transferring Knowledge to Practice

Edited by AH Perera, L Buse and T Crow

The discipline of landscape ecology has matured rapidly over the past few decades, generating a wealth of knowledge that can be used to enhance forest policy development ....

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. ....

Forest Mensuration

Anthonie Van Laar and Alparslan Akça

Van Laar and Ak~a's popular text book, Forest Mensuration, was first published in 1997. Like that first edition, this modern update is based on extensive research, teaching and ....

Forest Quality

Assessing Forests at a Landscape Scale

Nigel Dudley and Rodolphe Schlaepfer

A guide to 'forest quality' assessment, addressing the 'authenticity' of forests and criteria for determining the environmental, economic and social value of different types ....

Forest Restoration in Landscapes

Beyond Planting Trees

Edited by Stephanie Mansourian, Daniel Vallauri and Nigel Dudley

Invaluable collection of papers on the body of knowledge that WWF has built up on forest restoration. ....

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 ....

Forests and Society

Sustainability and Life Cycles of Forests in Human Landscapes

Edited by KA Vogt, DJ Vogt, RL Edmonds, JM Honea, T Patel-Weynand et al

This book provides a broad-ranging textbook on the relationships between forests and society. It discusses the ways in which society can interact with forest landscapes ....

Forests in Landscapes

Ecosystem Approaches to Sustainability

Edited by Jeffrey A Sayer and Stewart Maginnis

First full examination and explanation of ecosystem approaches to sustainable forest management at the levels of policy and pratice, drawing on case study material in ....

Foundation Papers in Landscape Ecology

Edited by John A Wiens, Michael R Moss, Monica G Turner and David J Mladenoff

Landscape ecology focuses on spatial heterogeneity, or the idea that where things are and where they are in relation to other things can have important consequences for a ....

Foundations of Biogeography

Classic Papers with Commentaries

Edited by Mark V Lomolino, Doc F Sax and James H Brown

This book provides facsimile reprints of 72 papers that have proven fundamental to the development of the field. From classics by Georges-Louis LeClerc, Comte de Buffon, ....

Fragmentation in Semi-Arid and Arid Landscapes

Consequences for Human and Natural Landscapes

Edited by KA Galvin, RS Reid, RH Behnke and NT Hobbs

Human action and natural processes have modified the ecosystems of the earth in many ways, but one of the most pervasive effects of these processes on the environment is ....

Freshwater Ecology: A Scientific Introduction

Gerry Closs, Andrew Boulton and Barbara Downes

Student textbook introducing the key concepts in freshwater ecology, covering scientific methods and processes and addressing key ecological questions. Also contains ....

From Landscape Research to Landscape Planning

Aspects of Integration, Education and Application

Edited by B Tress, G Tres, G Fry and P Opdam

Research policy favours projects that integrate disciplinary knowledge and involve non-academic stakeholders. Consequently, integrative concepts - interdisciplinarity and ....

Frontiers of Biogeography

New Directions In The Geography of Nature

Edited by MV Lomolino and LR Heaney

This is the first book in the Frontiers of Biogeography series, which includes integrative and interdisciplinary volumes developed and published in association with ....

Frontiers of Biogeography

New Directions In The Geography of Nature

Edited by MV Lomolino and LR Heaney

This is the first book in the Frontiers of Biogeography series, which includes integrative and interdisciplinary volumes developed and published in association with ....

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. ....

Genetics, Demography and Viability of Fragmented Populations

Edited by Andrew G Young and Geoffrey M Clarke

Provides a detailed introduction to the genetic and demographic issues relevant to the conservation of fragmented populations and presents two sets of case studies, one on ....

The Geology, Biodiversity and Ecology of Lake Hövsgöl (Mongolia)

Edited by Clyde E Goulden

Lake Hovsgol, a sister lake to Lake Baikal, is Mongolia's largest freshwater lake and due to its location at the southern boundary of the Siberian Taiga and its transition to ....

Getting Biodiversity Projects to Work

Towards More Effective Conservation and Development

Edited by Thomas O McShane and Michael P Wells

The Integrated Conservation Development Projects (ICDPs) represent the most popular approach to conserving the world's biodiversity. ICDPs include a variety of initiatives ....

Global Warming

The Complete Briefing

John T Houghton

Completely revised and updated edition of a well-known textbook. Comprehensive guide exploring the scientific basis of global warming and the likely impacts of climate ....

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 ....

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 for Desert and Dryland Restoration

New Hope for Arid Lands

David A Bainbridge

Dryland degradation and desertification now affect almost a billion people around the world. Tragically, the biological resources and productivity of millions of acres of ....

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 ....

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 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 ....

Guidebook of Biodiversity Principles for Developers and Planners

John MacKinnon, Colin Rees and Monina Uriarte

Presents a multitude of ways in which careless development can cause great damage to biodiversity. In this basic guide, two scenarios are pictured: the left picture ....

Guidelines for Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment

Eds. Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment

Comprehensive guidance on the treatment of landscape and visual effects. Based on a joint IEA/Landscape Institute working party. ....

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 Fragmentation and Landscape Change

An Ecological and Conservation Synthesis

David Lindenmayer and Joern Fischer

Habitat loss and degradation that comes as a result of human activity is the single biggest threat to biodiversity in the world today. "Habitat Fragmentation and Landscape ....

Habitat Management for Conservation

A Handbook of Techniques

Malcolm Ausden

Habitat management is commonly used to maintain and enhance the biological interest of many areas of semi-natural habitat where natural processes no longer create suitable ....

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 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 Capture-Recapture Analysis

Edited by Steven C Amstrup, Trent L McDonald and Bryan FJ Manly

Much-need practical handbook for scientists and conservationists capturing and analysing field data. ....

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 ....

A Handbook of Statistical Analyses Using R

BS Everitt and Torsten Hothorn

Doing for R what Everitt's other Handbooks have done for S-PLUS, STATA, SPSS, and SAS, A Handbook of Statistical Analyses Using R presents straightforward, self-contained ....

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 ....

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 structu