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Author : Ian Newton
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780007307319
Birds.
Author : Ian Newton
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 637 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2010-06-24
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780007379729
The phenomenon of bird migration has fascinated people from time immemorial. The arrivals and departures of different species marked the seasons, heralding spring and autumn, and providing a reliable calendar long before anything better became available.
Author : James Fisher,R. M. Lockley
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-11
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780007406258
Sea-Birds introduces us to the sea-birds of the North Atlantic, an ocean in which about half the world sea-bird species have been seen at one time or another. This edition is exclusive to newnaturalists.com
Author : Alan F. Poole
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781421427164
A fascinating look at one of the greatest conservation success stories of the modern era: the wildly popular, unique, and thrilling raptor, the Osprey. Ospreys are one of the few bird species that are found throughout the world. From forests in Hokkaido to rivers in Oregon and islands off Australia, Ospreys steal the show as nature lovers easily watch them build their massive nests and tend to their young. The fact that the Osprey is one of the few large birds that can hover adds to its mystique, and to watch it plunge into the water, emerging with a fish clutched in its talons, is truly a sight one will remember. As widespread as Ospreys are, not long ago they were under threat of extinction. During the 1950s and '60s, scientists tied the decline of Osprey populations to the heavy use of DDT and other human pollutants. In the 1980s, Ospreys began a slow recovery due to the efforts of conservationists and through the resilience of the adaptable raptors themselves. Today they are again considered common in most parts of the world, although some populations remain threatened. In this gorgeously illustrated book, Alan F. Poole, one of America's premier Osprey experts, has written a lyrical exposé of these majestic creatures, describing their daily habits and exploring their relationship with the environment. Ospreys celebrates the species' miraculous recovery from contaminants and hunters, chronicles their spectacular long-distance migrations, and unveils their vital role in bringing life to coastal habitats. Few other birds have such a hold on the human imagination. This book shows us why.
Author : Ian Newton
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 971 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2020-07-09
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780008298517
Ian Newton, author of Farming and Birds and Bird Migration returns to the New Naturalist series with a long awaited look at the uplands and its birds.
Author : Peter Marren
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2010-08-19
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780007406685
A history of the most successful, significant and long-running natural history series in the world.
Author : Paul M. W. Hackett
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2020-01-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030121921
This book presents the facet theoretical framework as a tool for facilitating the conception of complex animal behaviour research and the design of research procedures through employing mapping sentences. Using the facet theoretical framework, this book takes a holistic view of bird behaviour. Components of bird behavior are identified and then reassembled to facilitate an understanding of the behaviour in the context of its natural occurrence. This provides new insight on both the parts of the behaviour and how these interact as a whole. The multi-faceted approach to designing, evaluating and understanding bird behavior presented offers a template that is adaptable for investigating a wide variety of avian species and different forms of behaviour. Behavioural biologists, animal and comparative psychologists, other natural and behavioural scientists, as well as students of these disciplines will find this book to be an interesting and enlightening read.
Author : Nicholas Milton
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2022-04-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526794154
A love of birds has always been an important part of the British way of life but in wartime birds came into their own, helping to define our national identity. One the most popular bird books ever, Watching Birds, was published in 1940 while songs like There’ll be Bluebirds over the White Cliffs of Dover epitomized the blitz spirit. Birds even featured in wartime propaganda movies like the 1941 classic The First of the Few starring Leslie Howard where they inspired the design of the Spitfire. Along the coast flooding to prevent a German invasion helped the avocet make a remarkable return while the black redstart found an unlikely home in our bombed-out buildings. As interesting as the birds were some of the people who watched them. Matthew Rankin and Eric Duffey counted seabirds while looking for U-boats. Tom Harrisson, the mastermind behind Mass Observation, watched people ‘as if they were birds’ while POW Guy Madoc wrote a truly unique book on Malayan birds, typed on paper stolen from the Japanese commandant’s office. For Field Marshall Alan Brooke, Britain’s top soldier, filming birds was his way of coping with the continual demands of Winston Churchill. In comparison Peter Scott was a wildfowler who was roused by Adolf Hitler before the war but after serving with distinction in the Royal Navy became one of the greatest naturalists of his generation. With a foreword by Chris Packham CBE Birds in the Second World War is the story of how ornithology helped to win the war.
Author : Charles F. Thompson
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2010-09-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781441964212
Current Ornithology publishes authoritative, up-to-date, scholarly reviews of topics selected from the full range of current research in avian biology. Topics cover the spectrum from the molecular level of organization to population biology and community ecology. The series seeks especially to review (1) fields in which an abundant recent literature will benefit from synthesis and organization, or (2) newly emerging fields that are gaining recognition as the result of recent discoveries or shifts in perspective, or (3) fields in which students of vertebrates may benefit from comparisons of birds with other classes. All chapters are invited, and authors are chosen for their leadership in the subjects under review.
Author : Christine Sheppard,American Bird Conservancy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2015-11-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1495180395
Author : Paul A. Johnsgard
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781609621261
This book documents nearly 500 US and Canadian locations where wildlife refuges, nature preserves, and similar properties protect natural sites that lie within the North American Great Plains, from Canada's Prairie Provinces to the Texas-Mexico border. Information on site location, size, biological diversity, and the presence of especially rare or interesting flora and fauna are mentioned, as well as driving directions, mailing addresses, and phone numbers or internet addresses, as available. US federal sites include 11 national grasslands, 13 national parks, 16 national monuments, and more than 70 national wildlife refuges. State properties include nearly 100 state parks and wildlife management areas. Also included are about 60 national and provincial parks, national wildlife areas, and migratory bird sanctuaries in Canada's Prairie Provinces. Many public-access properties owned by counties, towns, and private organizations are also described.
Author : Walter S. Judd,Graham A. Judd
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017-07-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780190276324
Few settings in literature are as widely known or celebrated as J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-Earth. The natural landscape plays a major role in nearly all of Tolkien's major works, and readers have come to view the geography of this fictional universe as integral to understanding and enjoying Tolkien's works. And in laying out this continent, Tolkien paid special attention to its plant life; in total, over 160 plants are explicitly mentioned and described as a part of Middle-Earth. Nearly all of these plants are real species, and many of the fictional plants are based on scientifically grounded botanic principles. In Flora of Middle Earth: Plants of Tolkien's Legendarium, botanist Walter Judd gives a detailed species account of every plant found in Tolkien's universe, complete with the etymology of the plant's name, a discussion of its significance within Tolkien's work, a description of the plant's distribution and ecology, and an original hand-drawn illustration by artist Graham Judd in the style of a woodcut print. Among the over three-thousand vascular plants Tolkien would have seen in the British Isles, the authors show why Tolkien may have selected certain plants for inclusion in his universe over others, in terms of their botanic properties and traditional uses. The clear, comprehensive alphabetical listing of each species, along with the visual identification key of the plant drawings, adds to the reader's understanding and appreciation of the Tolkien canon.
Author : Joakim Goldhahn
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-24
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781108499095
Shows how archaeologists gain knowledge about past ontologies, and explores the role that birds played in Bronze Age economy, ritual and religion.
Author : R.W. Furness,J.J.D. Greenwood
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401513227
Birds as Monitors of Environmental Change looks at how bird populations are affected by pollutants, water quality, and other physical changes and how this scientific knowledge can help in predicting the effects of pollutants and other physical changes in the environment.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1840
Category : Birds
ISBN : NYPL:33433011014580