Birdwatching on Estuaries, Coast, and Sea

Birdwatching on Estuaries, Coast, and Sea
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Total Pages : 168
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ISBN-10 : CORNELL:31924090274980
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Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

Synopsis Birdwatching on Estuaries, Coast, and Sea by : Clare Lloyd

Francis Meadowes is running a crime-writing course at a beautiful villa in the remote Umbrian countryside. But when one of the group is found dead the week turns sinister, and the Italian police turn to Francis for help. Uncovering lies, secrets and old scores to be settled, Francis realizes something dark lurks beneath the idyllic countryside.

Tracks and Signs of the Birds of Britain and Europe

Tracks and Signs of the Birds of Britain and Europe
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 845
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ISBN-10 : 9781472973214
ISBN-13 : 1472973216
Rating : 4/5 (14 Downloads)

Synopsis Tracks and Signs of the Birds of Britain and Europe by : Roy Brown

Tracks & Signs of the Birds of Britain and Europe contains a wealth of fascinating material for any field naturalist. This unique guide enables the reader to find, interpret and understand field marks left by a variety of birds throughout Britain and Europe, and to use these to identify the species in question. It covers subjects including tracks and trails, feeding and other behavioural signs, nests, pellets, droppings, feathers and skulls, habitat types and field analysis methods. All European bird families are featured, with numerous individual species being described in detail. Fully revised and updated, this third edition contains a great deal of new material, including 19 new colour plates and hundreds of new photographs, line drawings and diagrams. Tracks & Signs of the Birds of Britain and Europe is an indispensable addition to any feather-finder or track-watcher's backpack – the ultimate resource for anyone wanting to identify a bird species from the sometimes subtle clues they leave behind.

The Complete Guide to Ireland's Birds

The Complete Guide to Ireland's Birds
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Publisher : Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Total Pages : 318
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ISBN-10 : 0717134016
ISBN-13 : 9780717134014
Rating : 4/5 (16 Downloads)

Synopsis The Complete Guide to Ireland's Birds by : Eric Dempsey

The Complete Guide to Ireland's Birds includes the most up-to-date distribution maps and full descriptions of males, females, immatures, voice, diet and preferred habitat of over 300 species.

Coasts and Estuaries

Coasts and Estuaries
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Publisher : Elsevier
Total Pages : 730
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ISBN-10 : 9780128140048
ISBN-13 : 0128140046
Rating : 4/5 (48 Downloads)

Synopsis Coasts and Estuaries by : Eric Wolanski

Coasts and Estuaries: The Future provides valuable information on how we can protect and maintain natural ecological structures while also allowing estuaries to deliver services that produce societal goods and benefits. These issues are addressed through chapters detailing case studies from estuaries and coastal waters worldwide, presenting a full range of natural variability and human pressures. Following this, a series of chapters written by scientific leaders worldwide synthesizes the problems and offers solutions for specific issues graded within the framework of the socio-economic-environmental mosaic. These include fisheries, climate change, coastal megacities, evolving human-nature interactions, remediation measures, and integrated coastal management. The problems faced by half of the world living near coasts are truly a worldwide challenge as well as an opportunity for scientists to study commonalities and differences and provide solutions. This book is centered around the proposed DAPSI(W)R(M) framework, where drivers of basic human needs requires activities that each produce pressures. The pressures are mechanisms of state change on the natural system and Impacts on societal welfare (including well-being). These problems then require responses, which are the solutions relating to governance, socio-economic and cultural measures (Scharin et al 2016). - Covers estuaries and coastal seas worldwide, integrating their commonality, differences and solutions for sustainability - Includes global case studies from leading worldwide contributors, with accompanying boxes highlighting a synopsis about a particular estuary and coastal sea, making all information easy to find - Presents full color images to aid the reader in a better understanding of details of each case study - Provides a multi-disciplinary approach, linking biology, physics, climate and social sciences

Birds and Birding on the Mississippi Coast

Birds and Birding on the Mississippi Coast
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Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Total Pages : 328
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ISBN-10 : 1617033553
ISBN-13 : 9781617033551
Rating : 4/5 (53 Downloads)

Synopsis Birds and Birding on the Mississippi Coast by : Judith A. Toups

Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science

Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science
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Publisher : Academic Press
Total Pages : 4604
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ISBN-10 : 9780080878850
ISBN-13 : 0080878857
Rating : 4/5 (50 Downloads)

Synopsis Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science by :

The study of estuaries and coasts has seen enormous growth in recent years, since changes in these areas have a large effect on the food chain, as well as on the physics and chemistry of the ocean. As the coasts and river banks around the world become more densely populated, the pressure on these ecosystems intensifies, putting a new focus on environmental, socio-economic and policy issues. Written by a team of international expert scientists, under the guidance of Chief Editors Eric Wolanski and Donald McClusky, the Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science, Ten Volume Set examines topics in depth, and aims to provide a comprehensive scientific resource for all professionals and students in the area of estuarine and coastal science Most up-to-date reference for system-based coastal and estuarine science and management, from the inland watershed to the ocean shelf Chief editors have assembled a world-class team of volume editors and contributing authors Approach focuses on the physical, biological, chemistry, ecosystem, human, ecological and economics processes, to show how to best use multidisciplinary science to ensure earth's sustainability Provides a comprehensive scientific resource for all professionals and students in the area of estuarine and coastal science Features up-to-date chapters covering a full range of topics

Birding in the American West

Birding in the American West
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Publisher : Cornell University Press
Total Pages : 422
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ISBN-10 : 080148328X
ISBN-13 : 9780801483288
Rating : 4/5 (8X Downloads)

Synopsis Birding in the American West by : Kevin J. Zimmer

A guide to finding and identifying birds in the American West, designed to fill in the gaps left by field guides and bird-finding guides. Provides birders with general concepts and frameworks needed to develop good bird-finding and identification skills, describes different identification techniques, and details microhabitats and difficult-to-identify species in depth. Also gives advice on keeping field notes.