Hannah Rudd

Britain's Living Seas (eBook, ePUB)

Our Coastal Wildlife and How We Can Save It

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Discover the incredible diversity of life within our seas and learn how we can all play a role in protecting and conserving it.

Our seas are home to an abundance of fascinating creatures and stunning habitats. From spectacular kelp forests to intricate rocky reefs and from mud plains to open ocean, the British Isles have a diversity of marine ecosystems that rival those seen on any nature documentary. Yet, for generations, we have been slowly suffocating life beneath the waves. Decades of unsustainable exploitation, endless pollution and a warming climate have had a devastating effect on our marine habitats.

However, it's not too late to make a difference and change course. Written in collaboration with the Wildlife Trusts, Britain's Living Seas provides a user-friendly and richly illustrated guide to coasts around the British Isles, uncovering the diversity of life within a range of marine habitats and the life-giving services that they provide us. Outlining how their very existence is under threat, marine biologist Hannah Rudd presents an alternative and sustainable future for the management of our seas.

We can all do our bit as individuals too. Through practical steps such as re-thinking what we eat, our relationship with plastic and how we spend our money, we can become marine conservationists in our everyday lives and help to create a healthier future for our oceans. Everyone can discover more about the wonders within the waters that surround us and play a part in rebuilding our connection with the natural world.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Januar 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472988423
• Artikelnr.: 66879261

Autorenporträt

Hannah Rudd is a marine biologist and writer specialising in shark science. Growing up on the Essex coast, she has always been infatuated with the sea, and currently works with recreational anglers in the UK gathering data on UK shark species through the collaborative group Shark Hub UK. Hannah has also been active in marine conservation overseas, with extended periods of work based in the Maldives and South Africa.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1: Living Seas
Beautiful Beaches and Spectacular Strandlines
Sleek Sand Dunes
Magnificent Maritime Cliffs
Special Saltmarsh and Miraculous Mudflats
Cool Cold-water Corals
Enchanted Kelp Forests
Striking Seagrass
Rockin' Rocky Reefs
Silky Sand and Gritty Gravel
Marvellous Mud
Bountiful Biogenic Reefs
Boundless Pelagic
The Bountiful Blue
Chapter 2: Ocean of Life
Regulating the World
Culture Crafters
Providing for Society
Supporting Seas
Chapter 3: The Threatened Blue
A Changing Climate
A Polluted Planet
Losing the Wild Ocean
No More Fish for the Table?
Trading Marine Wildlife
Deep-Sea Mining
Mending a Collapsing World
Chapter 4: Sustainable Seas
Nature-based Solutions
Marine Protected Areas
Tackling the Plastic Tide
Sustainable Fisheries
Marine Planning
Let's Get Social
Paving the Way for Sustainable Seas
Chapter 5: Be An Everyday Marine Conservationist
Fish Are Friends, But Also Food
Battling the Climate Crisis
Plastic is Not So Fantastic
Conscious Consumption
Out and About
You Are More Than a Drop in the Ocean
Chapter 6: Discover Your Coastline
Remember the Seashore Code
Sun, Sea, Sand and Sport
Mini Adventurers
Become a Citizen Scientist
Dive into Nature: Where to Visit