Silent summer : the state of wildlife in Britain and Ireland /

"Over the past 20 years dramatic declines have taken place in UK insect populations. Eventually, such declines must have knock-on effects for other animals, especially high profile groups such as birds and mammals. This authoritative, yet accessible account details the current state of the wild...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Maclean, Norman, 1932-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Temas:
Animal populations > Great Britain.
Animal populations > Ireland.
Plant populations > Great Britain.
Plant populations > Ireland.
Endangered species > Great Britain.
Endangered species > Ireland.
Nature conservation > Great Britain.
Nature conservation > Ireland.
Nature > Effect of human beings on > Great Britain.
Nature > Effect of human beings on > Ireland.
Animaux > Populations > Grande-Bretagne.
Animaux > Populations > Irlande.
Plantes > Populations > Grande-Bretagne.
Plantes > Populations > Irlande.
Nature > Conservation > Grande-Bretagne.
Nature > Conservation > Irlande.
Homme > Influence sur la nature > Grande-Bretagne.
Homme > Influence sur la nature > Irlande.
NATURE > Animals > Wildlife.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biological Diversity.
Animal populations.
Endangered species.
Nature conservation.
Nature > Effect of human beings on.
Plant populations.
Plantes menacées > Grande-Bretagne.
Plantes menacées > Irlande.
Animaux menacés > Grande-Bretagne.
Animaux menacés > Irlande.
Great Britain.
Ireland.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Climate change / T.H. Sparks, C.D. Preston and D.B. Roy
  • Agriculture, woodland and semi-natural habitats / Ken Norris
  • Vertebrate animal introductions / Christopher Lever
  • Plant introductions / Andrew Lack
  • Urbanisation and development / Kevin J. Gaston and Karl L. Evans
  • The great game : the interaction of field sports and conservation in Britain from the 1950s to 2008 / Robin Sharp
  • Going fishing : recent trends in recreational angling / Robin Sharp and Norman Maclean
  • Impacts of hormone-disrupting chemicals on wildlife / C.R. Tyler and R.M. Goodhead
  • Water pollution : other aspects / Michael Hughes and Carl Sayer
  • Twenty-five key questions in ecology / Norman Maclean
  • Conservation in action in Britain and Ireland / Andy Clements
  • Wildlife in the UK Overseas Territories / Mike Pienkowski
  • The United Kingdom's role in international conservation / N. Leader-Williams and A.M. Rosser
  • Mammals in the twentieth century / D.W. Yalden
  • Bats / Karen A. Haysom, Gareth Jones, Dan Merrett and Paul A. Racey
  • State of bird populations in Britain and Ireland / Robert A. Robinson
  • The conservation of the grey partridge / N.W. Sotherton, N.J. Aebischer and J.A. Ewald
  • Reptiles / Chris P. Gleed-Owen
  • Amphibians / Tim Halliday
  • Freshwater fishes : a declining resource / Peter S. Maitland and John F. Craig
  • Riverflies / Cyril Bennett and Warren Gilchrist
  • Bumblebees / Dave Goulson
  • Butterflies / J.A. Thomas
  • Moths / Richard Fox, Kelvin F. Conrad, Mark S. Parsons, Martin S. Warren and Ian P. Woiwod
  • Dragonflies (Odonata) in Britain and Ireland / Peter Mill, Steve Brooks and Adrian Parr
  • Flies, beetles and bees, wasps and ants (Diptera, Coleoptera, and aculeate Hymenoptera) / Alan Stubbs
  • Hemiptera / Alan J.A. Stewart and Peter Kirby
  • Grasshoppers, crickets and allied insects / Judith Marshall
  • Aerial insect biomass : trends from long-term monitoring / Richard Harrington, Chris R. Shortall and Ian P. Woiwod
  • Other invertebrates / Richard Chadd and Brian Eversham
  • Land and freshwater molluscs / Ian J. Killeen
  • The seashore / S.J. Hawkins, H.E. Sugden, P.S. Moschella, N. Mieszkowska, R.C. Thompson and M.T. Burrows
  • The offshore waters / John Baxter
  • Plants / Andrew Lack
  • Conclusion : what is the likely future for the wildlife in Britain and Ireland? / Norman Maclean.

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