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This New Naturalist volume provides a much-anticipated overview of these fascinating birds – the first book on the natural history of British and Irish terns since 1934.
Author : David Cabot
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 39,30 MB
Release : 2013-06-06
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0007412495
This New Naturalist volume provides a much-anticipated overview of these fascinating birds – the first book on the natural history of British and Irish terns since 1934.
Author : David Wilkinson
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 33,33 MB
Release : 2021-06-24
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0008293643
Ecology is the science of ecosystems, of habitats, of our world and its future. In the latest New Naturalist, ecologist David M. Wilkinson explains key ideas of this crucial branch of science, using Britain’s ecosystems to illustrate each point.
Author : Tim Bernhard
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 881 pages
File Size : 35,33 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 : Penny Anderson
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 24,68 MB
Release : 2021-12-23
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0008257388
The Peak District, Britain’s first national park, is a land of great natural beauty, visited by millions of people every year.
Author : Philip S. Corbet
Publisher : Brill Academic Publishers
Page : 830 pages
File Size : 27,16 MB
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789004278608
This outstanding monograph presents a critical review of information, published and unpublished, worldwide, on the behaviour and ecology of dragonflies in all stages of the life cycle for both physical and biotic environments. Information about tropical and temperate species in functional and evolutionary contexts is skilfully integrated and facts and ideas are reviewed in the context of current biological thinking. The book includes more than 4,000 bibliographical entries, and concludes with indexes to authors, taxa and subjects. Unrevised Brill edition. Originally published with imprint Harley Books, ISBN 9780946589777
Author : Robert Cameron
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 826 pages
File Size : 37,19 MB
Release : 2016-12-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0008203490
Slugs and snails are part of the great Phylum Mollusca, a group that contains creatures as varied as the fast-moving squid or the sedentary clams, cockles and mussels. The largest group, however, are the gastropods, animals originally with a single foot and a single coiled shell.
Author : Professor John C. Coulson
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 816 pages
File Size : 31,25 MB
Release : 2019-04-04
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0008201447
The gull is a familiar sight by the seaside, and one of the most recognisable bird species, but most people know surprisingly little about the lives and habits of these seafaring birds. John C. Coulson remedies this with a comprehensive overview of the gull.
Author : Peter Thomas
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 956 pages
File Size : 20,60 MB
Release : 2022-04-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 0008304521
Winner of the 2022 Marsh Book of the Year Award A long-awaited volume in the New Naturalist series examining the trees of Britain.
Author : Jeremy Biggs
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 1058 pages
File Size : 32,7 MB
Release : 2024-03-28
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0008453233
Ponds and pools are a common feature of our landscape – there are at least ten times as many ponds as lakes in the UK – and they are also important wildlife habitats. This book provides a comprehensive and detailed account of these freshwater habitats.
Author : R. S. R. Fitter
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 14,64 MB
Release : 2011-12-21
Category : Nature
ISBN : 000740607X
London's Natural History describes how the spread of man’s activities has affected the plants and animals in them, destroying some and creating others. This edition is exclusive to newnaturalists.com