The Pelagic Dictionary of Natural History of the British Isles
Descriptions of all Species with a Common Name
$87.00
- Hardcover
549 pages
- Release Date
6 January 2020
Summary
A unique collection of concise but detailed information on 10,000 animals, plants, fungi and algae of the British Isles. Every species with an English common name is included.
The compendium is in two parts. The first, smaller part, looks at various terms that people interested in natural history may come across. The second provides information on individual species or species groups, with entries on those with English (common) names, as well as selected families, orders, classes, et…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781784271947 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1784271942 |
| Author: | Dr. Peter Jarvis |
| Publisher: | Pelagic Publishing |
| Imprint: | Pelagic Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 549 |
| Release Date: | 6 January 2020 |
| Weight: | 1.10kg |
| Dimensions: | 244mm x 170mm |
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This is a book every UK household should have if we are to reclaim our island for all the creatures and plants that live here. This one’s a keeper.
I will use it a lot in future because I need a bit of information on lots of species and this will be a good place to start. And although it is fact-packed and I haven’t found any jokes in the text so far, I have found myself reading the entry for one species or group of species and then the next, and the next and …
– Mark AveryThis is a book every UK household should have if we are to reclaim our island for all the creatures and plants that live here. This one’s a keeper.
– Fat Birder * Fatbirder.com *Gives an excellent picture of biodiversity at the start of the twenty first century, and something to be used either as a reference book, or the perfect book to pick up and dip in and out. – Patricia MacDuff * British Naturalists’ Association *About The Author
Dr. Peter Jarvis
Peter Jarvis has an academic background in Geography and Environmental Science and was latterly an Honorary Research Fellow at Birmingham University. He was President of the Birmingham Natural History Society and has sat on the national committees of UK Man and the Biosphere (Urban Programme) and the Royal Society for Nature Conservation. His output includes refereed academic articles, wildlife journalism and several books, including Ecological principles and environmental issues (2000).
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