Norman Maclean

eBook, PDF

Less Green and Pleasant Land (eBook, PDF)

Our Threatened Wildlife

Beschreibung

Disentangling the facts from the hype, this 'Domesday book' of the British and Irish countryside offers a definitive and up-to-date survey of the state of our wildlife today. Norman Maclean, editor of the bestselling Silent Summer, examines the latest findings of Britain and Ireland's top wildlife experts and interprets them for a wider audience. Each chapter provides reliable estimates of animal populations, showing which species are thriving and which are in decline. The book also considers the effects of climate change on our wildlife and how human population growth is influencing its development. Beautifully illustrated with colour plates and wood engravings throughout, this accessible and timely study reveals just how rapidly our countryside and its wildlife are changing, why we should be concerned, and what we can do about it.

Technische Details

• Geräte: PC
• mit Kopierschutz
• Größe: 25.35MB
• FamilySharing(5)

Barrierefreiheit

• Text-to-Speech

Autor

Norman Maclean is Emeritus Professor of Biology at the University of Southampton and a lifelong wildlife enthusiast. He has visited and studied wildlife in more than 50 countries around the world and has given numerous radio and TV interviews on the subject. He is the editor of Silent Summer (Cambridge University Press, 2010).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. April 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781316057544
• Artikelnr.: 53007091

Rezensionen

'I hope that you will read, consider, mull and mould all [the book's] ideas in your minds and then feel empowered and motivated to help move wildlife conservation in the UK into a new era ... before it is too late.' Chris Packham, naturalist, wildlife photographer and TV presenter, from the Foreword