Habitat Guides
About the Book Series
This series provides illustrated guides to the plants, animals, ecology, conservation and management of a wide range of different habitats. The series will build to a library of eight unique practical guides for use in the field as well as for general study. All books in the series contain
* illustrated species boxes featuring typical plants and animals
* a glossary of key terms
* practical exercises
* attractive illustrations including colour photos.
See below for the first three titles in this series.
Lowland Grassland and Heathland Habitats
1st Edition
By Elizabeth Price
February 21, 2003
Grasslands are everywhere: agricultural land, playing fields and road verges; but while species-poor, intensively managed grasslands are widespread, colourful semi-natural grasslands and heathlands, buzzing with life, are scarce. These semi-natural habitats are ancient, cultural landscapes, which ...
Woodland Habitats
1st Edition
By Mark Frater, Helen J. Read
August 04, 1999
Woodland habitats explores the history and ecology of British woodland and explains why they a re such a valuable resource. It examines the wide range of different types of woodland habitats and the typical species that live within them. It offers a practical guide to all the key woodland issues ...
Upland Habitats
1st Edition
By Alan F. Fielding, Paul F. Haworth
July 22, 1999
Upland Habitats presents a comprehensive illustrated guide to the habits wildlife and conservation of Britains last wilderness areas. These include: heather moors, sheep walk deer forest, blanket bogs, montane and sub-montane forests. The book examines the unique characteristics of uplands and the ...
Urban Habitats
1st Edition
By C. Philip Wheater
June 21, 1999
The author presents an illustrated and practical guide to the wide range of urban habitats and the flora and fauna that live within them. The important conservation and management issues presently being faced within our towns and cities are examined.Topics of concern to the conservationalist or ...
The Data Game: Controversies in Social Science Statistics
3rd Edition
By Mark Maier, Jennifer Imazeki
April 30, 1999
Now updated for web-based research, the third edition of The Data Game introduces students to the collection, use, and interpretation of statistical data in the social sciences. Separate chapters are devoted to data in the fields of demography, housing, health, education, crime, the national ...