“Fascinating but frightening, compelling and concerning … this book brings together all you need to know about how the climate is impacting wildlife.” CHRIS PACKHAM Winner of the Marsh Book of the Year Award (2019) There is no escaping the fact that the British climate is changing, and our wildlife is changing with it. In this remarkable account, Trevor Beebee examines the story so far for our plant, fungi and animal species. Warmer and wetter winters, combined with longer summers, have worked to the advantage of plants such as the rare Lady Orchid, and a whole range of insects. The UK is also hosting new arrivals that come in on the wing. But there is adversity, too. Alpine plants and seabirds – particularly Kittiwakes – are suffering declines as our countryside warms. Given the evidence so far, can we predict what the future holds for our British ecosystems?
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For anyone interested in natural history, Climate Change and British Wildlife is a hugely important read. A painstaking volume of research has evidently been invested in producing this book, with the author's own decades of observation and expertise also playing their part ... Beebee has done a brilliant job of capturing the hard facts of science, yet presenting what could easily prove an exhausting topic in an insightful and compelling manner ... thoroughly recommended.
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A pioneering look at how climate change is affecting British wildlife – winners, losers, new arrivals and future prospects.
The first comprehensive account of the impact of climate change on British wildlife
A series of beautifully presented books on all aspects of British natural history, written by some of Britain’s finest writers and leading experts.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781472943200
Publisert
2018-10-18
Utgiver
Vendor
Bloomsbury Wildlife
Vekt
1164 gr
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
368

Forfatter

Biographical note

Trevor Beebee is emeritus professor of evolution, behaviour and environment at the University of Sussex, and a trustee of the Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust. He has worked on the ecology, conservation and genetics of British amphibian populations for more than 40 years, and has published several books and more than 200 scientific papers and articles on those subjects. In 2009, he was awarded Fellowship (Honoris Causa) by the British Naturalists’ Association.