Author : David Cabot
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 857 pages
File Size : 33,63 MB
Release : 2018-11-29
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0008183805
The Burren is one of those rare and magical places where geology, glacial history, botany, zoology and millennia of cultural history have converged to create a unique landscape of extraordinary natural history interest. It is without equal to any other area in Ireland or Britain.
Author : Tim Bernhard
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 881 pages
File Size : 10,7 MB
Release : 2015-10-08
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0007413467
Recommended for viewing on a colour tablet. The Collins New Naturalist series is the longest-running and arguably the most influential natural history series in the world with over 120 volumes published in nearly 70 years.
Author : David Cabot
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 25,57 MB
Release : 2021-04-29
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0008412723
An easy-to-use, fully illustrated guide to the birds of Ireland
Author : David Attenborough
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 19,76 MB
Release : 2021-10-14
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0008477841
The Sunday Times Bestseller A new, fully updated narrative edition of David Attenborough’s seminal biography of our world, The Living Planet.
Author : Jane Powers
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 16,31 MB
Release : 2020-09-17
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0008392153
Call it a daily meditation on the world around us for nature-lovers and nature newbies alike, An Irish Nature Year gleefully explores the small mysteries of the seasons as they unfold – Who’s cutting perfect circles in your roses? Which birds wear feathery trousers? And what, exactly, is an amethyst deceiver?
Author : John Gunn
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1971 pages
File Size : 25,38 MB
Release : 2004-08-02
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1135455082
The Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Science contains 350 alphabetically arranged entries. The topics include cave and karst geoscience, cave archaeology and human use of caves, art in caves, hydrology and groundwater, cave and karst history, and conservation and management. The Encyclopedia is extensively illustrated with photographs, maps, diagrams, and tables, and has thematic content lists and a comprehensive index to facilitate searching and browsing.
Author : Jeremy Purseglove
Publisher : William Collins
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 14,86 MB
Release : 2017-02-09
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780008132217
In 2014 the Somerset Levels suffered from the worst flooding in over twenty years. Inevitably the residents asked for more drainage, more dredging and more money. This new edition of the acclaimed classic brings the story up-to-date as we wait for the winter floods to return, offering a blueprint for solving flooding forever.
Author : David Cabot
Publisher : HarperAudio
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 21,32 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Nature
ISBN :
David Cabot, an expert in his field, provides a comprehensive view of all the different types of habitat to be found in Ireland, from the peatlands and fens, to the mountains and uplands; from broad-leaved woodland to coastal zones. The book examines the history and ecology of each of these habitats, and describes the rich variety of flora
Author : Murray Gray
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 451 pages
File Size : 46,88 MB
Release : 2004-06-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 0470090812
A counterpoint to biodiversity, geodiversity describes the rocks, sediments, soils, fossils, landforms, and the physical processes that underlie our environment. The first book to focus exclusively on the subject, Geodiversity describes the interrelationships between geodiversity and biodiversity, the value of geodiversity to society, as well as current threats to its existence. Illustrated with global case studies throughout, the book examines traditional approaches to protecting biodiversity and the new management agenda which is starting to be used instead.
Author : Ian Newton
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 1039 pages
File Size : 35,29 MB
Release : 2017-07-27
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0008175330
Given the underlying topography, the scenery over most of Britain has been created largely by human activities. Over the centuries, landscapes have been continually modified as human needs and desires have changed.
