Nature Conservation (Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 91)

Nature Conservation (Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 91)
Author: Peter Marren
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Total Pages: 425
Release: 2010-08-19
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0007406029

This latest volume in the New Naturalist series provides a comprehensive study of wildlife conservation in Britain, concentrating on events in the last 30 years.

Bulletin

Bulletin
Author: British Pteridological Society
Publisher:
Total Pages: 592
Release: 2002
Genre: Ferns
ISBN:

Nature Conservation

Nature Conservation
Author: Peter Marren
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Total Pages: 394
Release: 2002
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

This volume provides a comprehensive study of wildlife conservation in Britain, concentrating on events in the last 30 years of the 20th century. As our environment is subjected to increasing assault from climatic changes and pollutants, conservation has become a growing concern. The first chapter of this text considers the political and institutional development of nature conservation and reviews the physical and biological nature of Britain, its geology, climate and wildlife habitats.

Plant Atlas 2020

Plant Atlas 2020
Author: P. A. Stroh
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 1530
Release: 2023-03-21
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0691247609

An authoritative two-volume overview of the distribution of the wild plants of Great Britain and Ireland Plant Atlas 2020 presents the results of field surveys by the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, building on past atlas surveys undertaken by the Botanical Society in the early and late twentieth century. Drawing on the work of thousands of botanists who covered the entirety of Britain and Ireland between 2000 and 2019, this two-volume book features introductory chapters that provide a detailed assessment of the changes to the region’s flora over the past hundred years. Distribution maps and accompanying text and graphics display the phenology, altitudinal range, and time-series trends for 2,616 native and alien species and 247 hybrids. With more than 30 million records gathered during the project, Plant Atlas 2020 will serve as an essential resource for the study and conservation of these wild plants and their vitally important habitats for decades to come. The most in-depth survey of British and Irish flora ever undertaken, based on more than 30 million individual records Covers 2,616 native and alien species and 247 hybrids Features a wealth of distribution maps and infographics, accompanied by informative text A must-have reference book for botanists, field naturalists, conservation organizations, government agencies, and anyone interested in the diverse plant life of Great Britain and Ireland

Legacies of Colonial English

Legacies of Colonial English
Author: Raymond Hickey
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 742
Release: 2005-02-24
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9781139442381

As a result of colonization, many varieties of English now exist around the world. Originally published in 2005, Legacies of Colonial English brings together a team of internationally renowned scholars to discuss the role of British dialects in both the genesis and subsequent history of postcolonial Englishes. Considering the input of Scottish, English and Irish dialects, they closely examine a wide range of Englishes - including those in North and South America, South Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand - and explain why many of them still reflect non-standard British usage from the distant past. Complete with a checklist of dialect features, a detailed glossary and set of general references on the topic of postcolonial Englishes, this book will be an invaluable source to scholars and students of English language and linguistics, particularly those interested in sociolinguistics, historical linguistics and dialectology.