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Climate Change and British Wildlife: British Wildlife Collection

Autor Professor Trevor Beebee
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 18 oct 2018
WINNER OF THE MARSH BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD (2019)A pioneering look at how climate change is affecting British wildlife - winners, losers, new arrivals and future prospects.There is no escaping the fact that the British climate is changing, and our wildlife is changing with it. In this remarkable account, Trevor Beebee examines the story so far for our plant, fungi and animal species. Warmer and wetter winters, combined with longer summers, have worked to the advantage of plants such as the rare Lady Orchid, and a whole range of insects. The UK is also hosting new arrivals that come in on the wing.But there is adversity, too. Alpine plants and seabirds - particularly Kittiwakes - are suffering declines as our countryside warms. Given the evidence so far, can we predict what the future holds for our British ecosystems?"Fascinating but frightening, compelling and concerning . this book brings together all you need to know about how the climate is impacting wildlife." - Chris Packham
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781472943200
ISBN-10: 1472943201
Pagini: 368
Ilustrații: 260 colour photos and illustrations
Dimensiuni: 173 x 249 x 28 mm
Greutate: 1.16 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Wildlife
Seria British Wildlife Collection

Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

An authoritative account based on accumulation of evidence from an array of publications as well as anecdotal accounts of various significant naturalists

Notă biografică

Trevor Beebee is emeritus professor of evolution, behaviour and environment at the University of Sussex, and a trustee of the Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust. He has worked on the ecology, conservation and genetics of British amphibian populations for more than 40 years, and has published several books and more than 200 scientific papers and articles on those subjects. In 2009, he was awarded Fellowship (Honoris Causa) by the British Naturalists' Association.

Cuprins

PrefaceWhat's going on? How are plants responding? Invertebrate tales Freshwater and terrestrial vertebrates Fungi, lichens and microbes Freshwater and terrestrial communities Coastal and marine environments As time goes by What the future may hold Conservation in a warming worldReferences AbbreviationsSpecies namesCreditsIndex

Recenzii

Fascinating but frightening, compelling and concerning . this book brings together all you need to know about how the climate is impacting wildlife.
For anyone interested in natural history, Climate Change and British Wildlife is a hugely important read. A painstaking volume of research has evidently been invested in producing this book, with the author's own decades of observation and expertise also playing their part ... Beebee has done a brilliant job of capturing the hard facts of science, yet presenting what could easily prove an exhausting topic in an insightful and compelling manner ... thoroughly recommended.
This is the sixth volume of the British Wildlife Collection and it maintains its established standard of excellence. Based upon its content and style, I think that this is the best environmental book that I have read in a long time.
This is a must-read for anyone with an interest in British wildlife ... the triumph of this book is the level of detail whilst being an engaging read.
A well-illustrated and thought-provoking text.
A broad, approachable and accurate summary of where we are in the early 21st century, as climate change really begins to kick in.