| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 409 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Note |
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 07 Apr 2015). |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"Disentangling the facts from the hype, this 'Doomesday book' of the British and Irish countryside provides a definitive audit of the state of our wildlife across the board"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Foreword / Chris Packham -- Introduction -- 1. Living with change -- 2. A short dose of Earth history -- 3. Climate change -- 4. Down on the farm and into the woods -- 5. Plant and animal introductions (and recent arrivals) -- 6. Our overcrowded isles: human population and aspiration -- 7. The availability of fresh water -- 8. Hunting, shooting and fishing: the enigma of field sports and wildlife -- 9. Wildlife conservation at home and overseas -- So how is our wildlife faring? The details -- 10. Mammals -- 11. Birds -- 12. Reptiles and amphibians -- 13. Freshwater fish -- 14. Butterflies and moths -- 15. Other insects: dragonflies, beetles, bees etc. -- 16. Other invertebrates: spiders, snails, crayfish etc. -- 17. Trees, shrubs and flowering plants -- 18. Fungi -- 19. Life in the open sea -- 20. Where sea meets land -- 21. Top wildlife sites -- 22. What does the future hold? -- Further reading -- Abbreviations -- Glossary -- Latin names of species -- Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Endangered species -- Great Britain.
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Endangered species. |
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Great Britain. |
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Endangered species -- Ireland.
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Ireland. |
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Environmental degradation.
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Environmental degradation. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Maclean, Norman, 1932- Less green and pleasant land 9781107673236 (DLC) 2012050467 (OCoLC)837908829 |
| ISBN |
9781139381031 (electronic book) |
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1139381032 (electronic book) |
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9781316074084 (electronic book) |
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1316074080 (electronic book) |
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9781316078822 (electronic book) |
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1316078825 (electronic book) |
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9781316076453 |
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1316076458 |
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9781107031005 (hardback) |
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9781107673236 (paperback) |
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1107673232 (paperback) |
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