Applied ecology

This book reviews the past, present and future generation and use of electricity.

This timely book brings together the stories of St Francis - his preaching to birds, rejection of wealth, caring for lepers, befriending animals and living simply, his poetry and hymnody in praise of creation that is still sung today - and the influential writings and examples of inspiring Franciscans who have followed him such as Clare, Bonaventure, Duns Scotus and Angela of Foligno, and draws them into conversation with contemporary concerns for our planet.

A major revision of the animal rights bible, referencing changes from the last 10 years including the rise of social media.

This book offers a multidisciplinary analysis of the degradation process of an ecosystem, drawing upon the Mar Menor as a case study to highlight the damage human pressure causes to the environment.

'thoroughly recommended' -Country-side magazineThe Red Kite (Milvus milvus) one of our most elegant and impressive birds of prey has a varied and dramatic history in Britain.

'thoroughly recommended' -Country-side magazineThe Red Kite (Milvus milvus) one of our most elegant and impressive birds of prey has a varied and dramatic history in Britain.

A unique and personal insight into the ecology and evolution of pollinators, their relationships with flowers, and their conservation in a rapidly changing world.

A unique and personal insight into the ecology and evolution of pollinators, their relationships with flowers, and their conservation in a rapidly changing world.

Bat detector surveys are carried out by ecological consultants, researchers, conservationists and hobbyists.

Bat detector surveys are carried out by ecological consultants, researchers, conservationists and hobbyists.

This guide provides descriptions of when the bat species resident in Britain and Ireland use natural and human-made rock habitats, how they use them, and the environments each species occupies therein.

This guide provides descriptions of when the bat species resident in Britain and Ireland use natural and human-made rock habitats, how they use them, and the environments each species occupies therein.

Mammalian predators are keystone species in any ecosystem.

Mammalian predators are keystone species in any ecosystem.

The social calls of bats are an area about which relatively little is known, with more research still required to expand our understanding.

The social calls of bats are an area about which relatively little is known, with more research still required to expand our understanding.

An accessible and comprehensive guide to all things acoustic bat detection.

An accessible and comprehensive guide to all things acoustic bat detection.

WINNER OF THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR WRITING ON GLOBAL CONSERVATIONWinner of the Richard Jefferies Society and White Horse Book Shop Literary Prize splendid Guardian visionary New StatesmanRebirding takes the long view of Britain s wildlife decline, from the early taming of our landscape and its long-lost elephants and rhinos, to fenland drainage, the removal of cornerstone species such as wild cattle, horses, beavers and boar and forward in time to the intensification of our modern landscapes and the collapse of invertebrate populations.

WINNER OF THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR WRITING ON GLOBAL CONSERVATIONWinner of the Richard Jefferies Society and White Horse Book Shop Literary Prize splendid Guardian visionary New StatesmanRebirding takes the long view of Britain s wildlife decline, from the early taming of our landscape and its long-lost elephants and rhinos, to fenland drainage, the removal of cornerstone species such as wild cattle, horses, beavers and boar and forward in time to the intensification of our modern landscapes and the collapse of invertebrate populations.

How do you record the wildlife in a wood?

How do you record the wildlife in a wood?

Carnivores include some of the most impressive, dangerous and mysterious animals in the world.

Carnivores include some of the most impressive, dangerous and mysterious animals in the world.

This is a guide to finding tree-roosts.

This is a guide to finding tree-roosts.

Wind farms are an essential component of global renewable energy policy and the action to limit the effects of climate change.

Wind farms are an essential component of global renewable energy policy and the action to limit the effects of climate change.

Wind farms are an essential component of global renewable energy policy and the action to limit the effects of climate change.

Wind farms are an essential component of global renewable energy policy and the action to limit the effects of climate change.

While the need for effective action toward a greener and socially inclusive economy has long been evident, health promotion in the context of sustainable development has faltered.

While the need for effective action toward a greener and socially inclusive economy has long been evident, health promotion in the context of sustainable development has faltered.

The discourse of 'green growth' has recently gained ground in environmental governance deliberations and policy proposals.

The discourse of 'green growth' has recently gained ground in environmental governance deliberations and policy proposals.

This comprehensive volume discusses the patterns and processes analyzed in macroecology with a distinct look at the theoretical and methodological issues underlying the discipline as well as deeper epistemological matters.

Views on the dynamics of tropical forests are changing rapidly with the recognition that their environment is variable on the decadal to century scale.

Wildlife and Roads: The Ecological Impact is a timely publication, as there are growing concerns about the impact made by roads on the environment.

A NEW SCIENTIST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022'A fascinating read for anyone interested in the future of the planet' Adam Hart, author and BBC science presenterOur planet hasn't seen the current rate of extinction since the demise of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, and global conservation efforts are failing to halt this.

Economic growth, progress, industry and, erm, stuff have all come in for a sharp kicking from the green left and beyond in recent years.

Choosing to have children is a private decision with global consequences.

We must transform our perception of our relationship with the Earth, if we ever hope to save ourselves from ecological disaster.

Written from the heart, this book has the power to lift the reader into another dimension.

A richly illustrated atlas of the world's deserts and drylands, their ecosystems, and their environmentsDeserts and drylands account for more than 40 percent of land on our planet.

Proposes an interdisciplinary solution to the "e;Thoreau problem"e; through the connection between his ecological study of nature and his intense interest in the emerging social sciences.

Read the fascinating story of one of the greatest unsung figures of the nature conservation movement, founder of the RSPB and icon of early animal rights activism, Etta Lemon.

Stronghold is Tucker Malarkey s enthralling account of an unlikely visionary, Guido Rahr, and his crusade to protect the world s last bastion of wild salmon.

Results of regular monitoring of the species diversity and structure of plant communities is used by conservation biologists to help understand impacts of perturbations caused by humans and other environmental factors on ecosystems worldwide.