Pelagic Publishing: 45 books
Data Management for Researchers
Organize, maintain and share your data for research success
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
A comprehensive guide to everything scientists need to know about data management, this book is essential for researchers who need to learn how to organize, document and take care of their own data.
Researchers in all disciplines are faced with the challenge of managing the growing amounts...
by Victoria Todd, Ian Todd, Jane Gardiner
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2015
Marine Mammal Observer and Passive Acoustic Monitoring Handbook is the ultimate instruction manual for mitigation measures to minimise man-made acoustical and physical disturbances to marine mammals from industrial and defence activities.
Based on more than two decades of offshore experience,...
Behind the Binoculars
Interviews with acclaimed birdwatchers
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2015
How and why did our most acclaimed birdwatchers take up birding? What were their early experiences of nature? How have their professional birding careers developed? What motivates them and drives their passion for wildlife? How many birds have they seen?
Mark Avery and Keith Betton, passionate...
Call of Nature
The Secret Life of Dung
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2017
Journey through the digestive systems of humans, farm and wild animals, and meet some of nature’s ultimate recyclers as they eat, breed in and compete for dung. The fall of bodily waste onto the ground is the start of a race against the clock as a multitude of dung-feeders and scavengers consume...
Statistics for Ecologists Using R and Excel
Data Collection, Exploration, Analysis and Presentation
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2012
This is a book about the scientific process and how we apply it to data in ecology. We will learn how to plan for data collection, how to assemble data, how to analyse data and finally how to present the results. The book uses Microsoft Excel and the powerful Open Source R program to carry out data handling...
by Trevor J. C. Beebee
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013
Amphibians and reptiles is a comprehensive guide to the native and non-native species of amphibian and reptile found in the British Isles. Professor Trevor Beebee covers the biology, ecology, conservation and identification of the British herpetofauna, and provides keys for the identification of adult...
Bee Conservation
Evidence for the effects of interventions
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
This book brings together scientific evidence and experience relevant to the practical conservation of wild bees. The authors worked with an international group of bee experts and conservationists to develop a global list of interventions that could benefit wild bees. They range from protecting natural...
by Helen E. Roy, Peter M. J. Brown, Richard F. Comont
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
This revised and updated edition of Ladybirds provides a succinct but comprehensive and accessible overview of the biology of ladybirds and their parasites, focusing on ecology in an evolutionary context. It provides the latest information, coverage of recent additions to the British list including the...
by Mark Gardener
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2015
Microsoft Excel is a powerful tool that can transform the way you use data. This book explains in comprehensive and user-friendly detail how to manage, make sense of, explore and share data, giving scientists at all levels the skills they need to maximize the usefulness of their data.
Readers...
Lapwings, Loons and Lousy Jacks
The How and Why of Bird Names
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2016
The Lapwing once had many regional names; the Loon has a British-American identity crisis and the respectable-sounding Apostlebird is often called a Lousy Jack. Why do bird names, both common and scientific, change over time and why do they vary so much between different parts of the English-speaking...
Fighting for Birds
25 years in nature conservation
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2012
Devoted to birds and wildlife since childhood, Mark’s early scientific research at Oxford, Aberdeen and the RSPB provided a solid background for his management, ambassadorial, and political lobbying activities which were to follow – and his larger than life, yet quietly humane personality has...
Barn Owl Conservation Handbook
A comprehensive guide for ecologists, surveyors, land managers and ornithologists
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2012
A comprehensive handbook covering all aspects of the conservation of Barn Owls. Written by the Barn Owl Trust, this book includes in-depth information on Barn Owl survey techniques, relevant ecology, Barn Owls and the law, mortality, habitat management, use of nest boxes and barn Owl rehabilitation. Essential reading for ecologists, planners, land managers and ornithologists.
Bird Conservation
Evidence for the effects of interventions
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
This book brings together scientific evidence and experience relevant to the practical conservation of wild birds. The authors worked with an international group of bird experts and conservationists to develop a global list of interventions that could benefit wild birds. For each intervention, the book...
CCTV for Wildlife Monitoring
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2016
CCTV for Wildlife Monitoring is a handbook on the use of CCTV in nature watching, conservation and ecological research. CCTV offers a unique ability to monitor wildlife in real time, stream video to the web, capture imagery of fast-moving species or cold animals such as wet otters or fish and maintain...