Pelagic Publishing: 45 books
Statistics for Ecologists Using R and Excel
Data Collection, Exploration, Analysis and Presentation
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2017
This is a book about the scientific process and how you apply it to data in ecology. You will learn how to plan for data collection, how to assemble data, how to analyze data and finally how to present the results. The book uses Microsoft Excel and the powerful Open Source R program to carry out data...
by Roisin Campbell-Palmer, Derek Gow, Robert Needham
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2015
The Eurasian beaver was near extinction at the start of the twentieth century, hunted across Europe for its fur, meat and castoreum. But now the beaver is on the brink of a comeback, with wild beaver populations, licensed and unlicensed, emerging all over Britain.
As a keystone species, the...
Amphibian Conservation
Global evidence for the effects of interventions
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2014
Amphibian Conservation is the fourth in the series of Synopses of Conservation Evidence, linked to the online resource www.ConservationEvidence.com.
This synopsis is part of the Conservation Evidence project and provides a useful resource for conservationists. It forms part of a series designed...
Farmland Conservation
Evidence for the effects of interventions in northern and western Europe
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2014
This synopsis covers evidence for the effects of conservation interventions for native farmland wildlife. It is restricted to evidence captured on the website www.conservationevidence.com. It includes papers published in the journal Conservation Evidence, evidence summarized on our database and systematic...
Amphibian Biology, Volume 11, Part 4
Status of Conservation and Decline of Amphibians: Eastern Hemisphere: Southern Europe & Turkey
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2015
Amphibian species around the world are unusually vulnerable to a variety of threats, by no means all of which are properly understood. Volume 11 in this major series is published in parts devoted to the causes of amphibian decline and to conservation measures in regions of the world. This volume,...
The Eurasian Beaver Handbook
Ecology and Management of Castor fiber
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2016
Beavers are widely recognised as a keystone species which play a pivotal role in riparian ecology. Their tree felling and dam building behaviours coupled with a suite of other activities create a wealth of living opportunities that are exploited by a range of other species. Numerous scientific studies...
Britain’s Game Fishes
Celebration and Conservation of Salmonids
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2013
Game fishes, particularly those of the salmon family, are critical indicators of the health of those ecosystems upon which we now know we are dependent. As the authors of this important environmental book argue, “Our game fishes [then] serve as more than merely an indicator of healthy waters. Instead,...
Remote Sensing and GIS for Ecologists
Using Open Source Software
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2016
This is a book about how ecologists can integrate remote sensing and GIS in their daily work. It will allow ecologists to get started with the application of remote sensing and to understand its potential and limitations. Using practical examples, the book covers all necessary steps from planning...
Behind More Binoculars
Interviews with acclaimed birdwatchers
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2017
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? Keith Betton and Mark Avery, passionate birdwatchers...
by Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins, Michael Grayson
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2013
New species of animal and plant are being discovered all the time. When this happens, the new species has to be given a scientific, Latin name in addition to any common, vernacular name. In either case the species may be named after a person, often the discoverer but sometimes an individual they wished...
by David Blakesley, Peter Buckley
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2016
Following the destruction of 95% of meadows during the twentieth century, there is an urgent need to understand what little unspoiled habitat remains in order to plan the management and restoration of existing sites, as well as re-creating future grassland habitats. This book is a much-needed guide...
The Ascent of Birds
How Modern Science is Revealing their Story
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2018
When and where did the ancestors of modern birds evolve? What enabled them to survive the meteoric impact that wiped out the dinosaurs? How did these early birds spread across the globe and give rise to the 10,600-plus species we recognise today ― from the largest ratites to the smallest hummingbirds?...
British Bat Calls
A Guide to Species Identification
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2012
Knowledge of bat echolocation and social calls, and identification using ultrasonic ‘bat detectors’ and sound analysis software, has grown significantly in the last decade. In this practical guide Jon Russ and contributors (Kate Barlow, Philip Briggs & Sandie Sowler) present the latest information...
by Dave Hubble
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2017
Leaf beetles are one of the largest groups of beetles, with tens of thousands of species worldwide and around 280 in Britain. They belong mainly to the family Chrysomelidae, but also to two small closely related families, the Megalopodidae and Orsodacnidae. This book provides a comprehensive overview...