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Author : Michael Shrubb
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521814638
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (146 download)
Download or read book Birds, Scythes and Combines written by Michael Shrubb and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-07-24 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Table of contents
Author : Tom Williamson
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1441117571
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)
Download or read book An Environmental History of Wildlife in England 1650 - 1950 written by Tom Williamson and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-12-05 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2014 While few detailed surveys of fauna or flora exist in England from the period before the nineteenth century, it is possible to combine the evidence of historical sources (ranging from game books, diaries, churchwardens' accounts and even folk songs) and our wider knowledge of past land use and landscape, with contemporary analyses made by modern natural scientists, in order to model the situation at various times and places in the more remote past. This timely volume encompasses both rural and urban environments from 1650 to the mid-twentieth century, drawing on a wide variety of social, historical and ecological sources. It examines the impact of social and economic organisation on the English landscape, biodiversity, the agricultural revolution, landed estates, the coming of large-scale industry and the growth of towns and suburbs. It also develops an original perspective on the complexity and ambiguity of man/animal relationships in this post-medieval period.
Author : T. C Smout
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 074865397X
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (486 download)
Download or read book Exploring Environmental History written by T. C Smout and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2011-08-16 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings together the best of T. C. Smout's recent articles and contributions to books and journals on the topic of environmental history.
Author : Rob Fray
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 0713672331
Total Pages : 785 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (136 download)
Download or read book The Birds of Leicestershire and Rutland written by Rob Fray and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2009-08-14 with total page 785 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new title in the successful County Avifaunas series, this is an in-depth study of the status and distribution of every birdspecies known to have occurred in the region, with a detailed review ofrarity records.
Author : Roy Adkins
Publisher : Little, Brown Book Group
ISBN 13 : 140871356X
Total Pages : 343 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (87 download)
Download or read book When There Were Birds written by Roy Adkins and published by Little, Brown Book Group. This book was released on 2021-11-11 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A landmark book that charts humanity's changing relationship with birds - from the ancient Egyptians to the twenty-first century 'A marvellously original slice of social history' Daily Mail 'The facts and folklore of birdlife are dissected in admirable detail in this handsome book' Sunday Times 'Roy and Lesley Adkins are masters of their craft' BBC Countryfile Magazine No other group of animals has had such a complex and lengthy relationship with humankind as birds. They have been kept in cages as pets, taught to speak and displayed as trophies. More practically, they have been used to tell the time, predict the weather, foretell marriages, provide unlikely cures for ailments, convey messages and warn of poisonous gases. When There Were Birds is a social history of Britain that charts the complex connections between people and birds, set against a background of changes in the landscape and evolving tastes, beliefs and behaviours. It draws together many disparate, forgotten strands to present a story that is an intriguing and unexpectedly significant part of our heritage.
Author : Robert J. Fuller
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521897564
Total Pages : 555 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (218 download)
Download or read book Birds and Habitat written by Robert J. Fuller and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-11-08 with total page 555 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Synthesises important concepts, patterns and issues relating to avian habitat selection, drawing on examples from Europe, North America and Australia.
Author : Ashleigh Green
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 100084207X
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (8 download)
Download or read book Birds in Roman Life and Myth written by Ashleigh Green and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-03-03 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the place of birds in Roman myth and everyday life, focusing primarily on the transitional period of 100 BCE to 100 CE within the Italian peninsula. A diverse range of topics is considered in order to build a broad overview of the subject. Beginning with an appraisal of omens, augury, and auspices – including the ‘sacred chickens’ consulted by generals before battle – it goes on to examine how Romans farmed birds, hunted them, and kept them as pets. It demonstrates how the ownership and consumption of birds were used to communicate status and prestige, and how bird consumption mirrored wider economic and social trends. Each topic adopts an interdisciplinary approach, considering literary evidence alongside art, material culture, zooarchaeology, and modern ornithological knowledge. The inclusion of zooarchaeology adds another dimension to the work and highlights the value of using animals and faunal remains to interpret the past. Studying the Roman view of birds offers great insight into how they conceived of their relationship with the gods and how they stratified and organised their society. This book is a valuable resource for bird lovers and researchers alike, particularly those studying animals in the ancient world.
Author : Derek Yalden
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199217513
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (992 download)
Download or read book The History of British Birds written by Derek Yalden and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An integration of ornithological and archaeological evidence on the history, composition and balance of the bird fauna of the British Isles. It provides essential background information for the debate on extinction, conservation and reintroduction.
Author : Jeremy D. Wilson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521571812
Total Pages : 461 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (215 download)
Download or read book Bird Conservation and Agriculture written by Jeremy D. Wilson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-07-09 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This gripping and chillingly realistic novel from "New York Times" bestselling author Sharon Draper shows that all it takes is one bad decision for everything to change. Diamond knows not to get into a car with a stranger. But what if the stranger is well-dressed and handsome? On his way to meet his wife and daughter? And casting a movie that very night--a movie in need of a star dancer? What then? Then Diamond might make the wrong decision. It's a nightmare come true: Diamond Landers has been kidnapped. She was at the mall with a friend, alone for only a few brief minutes--and now she's being held captive, forced to endure horrors beyond what she ever could have dreamed, while her family and friends experience their own torments and wait desperately for any bit of news. From "New York Times "bestselling author Sharon Draper, this is a riveting exploration of power: how quickly we can lose it--and how we can take it back.
Author : John M. Marzluff
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300237146
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)
Download or read book In Search of Meadowlarks - Birds, Farms, and Food in Harmony with the Land written by John M. Marzluff and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2020-02-18 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ornithologist's personal look at farming practices that finds practical solutions for sustainable food production compatible with bird and wildlife conservation With predictions of a human population of more than nine billion by the middle of this century and eleven billion by 2100, we stand at a crossroads in our agricultural evolution. In this clear and engaging yet scientifically rigorous book, wildlife biologist John M. Marzluff takes a personal approach to sustainable agriculture. He travels to farms and ranches across North and Central America, including a Nebraska corn and soybean farm, California vineyards, cattle ranches in Montana, and small sustainable farms in Costa Rica, to understand the unique challenges and solutions to sustainable food production. Agriculture and wildlife can coexist, Marzluff argues, if farmers are justly rewarded for conservation; if future technological advancements increase food production and reduce food waste; and if consumers cut back on meat consumption. Beginning with a look backward at our evolutionary history and concluding with practical solutions for change that will benefit farmers and ranchers, he provides an accessible and insightful study for the ecologically minded citizen, farmer, rancher, or conservationist.
Author : David Parkin
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408125005
Total Pages : 473 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (81 download)
Download or read book The Status of Birds in Britain and Ireland written by David Parkin and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed and up to date assessment of the status and distribution of every species of bird in Britain and Ireland.
Author : Kristin L. Hoganson
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0525561633
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)
Download or read book The Heartland written by Kristin L. Hoganson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-04-21 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of a quintessentially American place--the rural and small town heartland--that uncovers deep yet hidden currents of connection with the world. When Kristin L. Hoganson arrived in Champaign, Illinois, after teaching at Harvard, studying at Yale, and living in the D.C. metro area with various stints overseas, she expected to find her new home, well, isolated. Even provincial. After all, she had landed in the American heartland, a place where the nation's identity exists in its pristine form. Or so we have been taught to believe. Struck by the gap between reputation and reality, she determined to get to the bottom of history and myth. The deeper she dug into the making of the modern heartland, the wider her story became as she realized that she'd uncovered an unheralded crossroads of people, commerce, and ideas. But the really interesting thing, Hoganson found, was that over the course of American history, even as the region's connections with the rest of the planet became increasingly dense and intricate, the idea of the rural Midwest as a steadfast heartland became a stronger and more stubbornly immovable myth. In enshrining a symbolic heart, the American people have repressed the kinds of stories that Hoganson tells, of sweeping breadth and depth and soul. In The Heartland, Kristin L. Hoganson drills deep into the center of the country, only to find a global story in the resulting core sample. Deftly navigating the disconnect between history and myth, she tracks both the backstory of this region and the evolution of the idea of an unalloyed heart at the center of the land. A provocative and highly original work of historical scholarship, The Heartland speaks volumes about pressing preoccupations, among them identity and community, immigration and trade, and security and global power. And food. To read it is to be inoculated against using the word "heartland" unironically ever again.
Author : John A. Bissonette
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387454470
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (874 download)
Download or read book Temporal Dimensions of Landscape Ecology written by John A. Bissonette and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-08-08 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, the authors discuss the effects that temporal changes in resources have on animal populations. The chapters address the idea of current as well as historical temporal influences on resource availability, quality, and distribution. The authors draw attention to the neglected temporal issues so important to understanding species and community responses. International contributions enable worldwide application of the theories.
Author : Roger Lovegrove
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0198520719
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (985 download)
Download or read book Silent Fields written by Roger Lovegrove and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2007-02-22 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since time immemorial mankind has taken it upon himself to wage war against nature -- against those species of birds and mammals which he believes conflict with his livelihood. This remarkable book documents the history of that battle in England and Wales from the Middle Ages, shedding a new light on the history of our much-loved wildlife.
Author : Aletta Bonn
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134061641
Total Pages : 538 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (34 download)
Download or read book Drivers of Environmental Change in Uplands written by Aletta Bonn and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-01-13 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addressing policy related issues, providing up-to-date scientific background information and laying out pressing land management questions, this interdisciplinary volume identifies and discusses key directions of environmental change in uplands, as well as providing an outlook into future management and conservation options responding to these changes.
Author : Philip Lymbery
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 140886827X
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)
Download or read book Dead Zone written by Philip Lymbery and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-03-09 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'An honest, compelling and important account, and a critical plea for a fusion of farming, food and nature to provide global ecological security' CHRIS PACKHAM Why are so many animals facing extinction? Climate change and poaching are not the only culprits. The impact of consumer demand for cheap meat is equally devastating, and it is vital that we confront this problem if we are to stand a chance of reducing its effect on the world around us. · We are falsely led to believe that squeezing animals into factory farms and cultivating crops in vast, chemical-soaked prairies is a necessary evil, an efficient means of providing for an ever-expanding global population while leaving land free for wildlife · Our planet's resources are reaching breaking point: awareness is slowly building that the wellbeing of society depends on a thriving natural world From the author of the internationally acclaimed Farmageddon, Dead Zone takes us on an eye-opening journey across the globe, focussing on a dozen iconic species - from elephants to bumblebees to penguins - and looking at the role that industrial farming is playing in their plight.
Author : Richard Davison
Publisher : The Stationery Office
ISBN 13 : 9780114973247
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (732 download)
Download or read book Farming, Forestry and the Natural Heritage written by Richard Davison and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2006-07-27 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There have been significant changes to farming and forestry, and new strategies for agriculture, forestry and biodiversity have been launched. The influence of farming and forestry on Scotland's landscapes is seen as increasingly important, and new access rights have been put in place by the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003. Although these changes bring uncertainty and challenges, they also bring a major opportunity to move decisively towards integrating landscape, biodiversity and recreational objectives in land management. This book takes stock of the changes taking places and considers a number of case studies, which together suggest that progress is being made, looks ahead at future research and advisory needs, and highlights some key challenges to achieving better integration in the future.
