Trees (Collins New Naturalist Library)
Title | Trees (Collins New Naturalist Library) PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Thomas |
Publisher | HarperCollins UK |
Total Pages | 956 |
Release | 2022-04-28 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0008304521 |
Winner of the 2022 Marsh Book of the Year Award A long-awaited volume in the New Naturalist series examining the trees of Britain.
Trees
Title | Trees PDF eBook |
Author | P. A. Thomas |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 298 |
Release | 2000-02-13 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9780521459631 |
Trees are familiar components of many landscapes, vital to the healthy functioning of the global ecosystem and unparalled in the range of materials which they provide for human use. Yet how much do we really understand about how they work? This 2000 book provides a comprehensive introduction to the natural history of trees, presenting information on all aspects of tree biology and ecology in an easy to read and concise text. Fascinating insights into the workings of these everyday plants are uncovered throughout the book, with questions such as how are trees designed, how do they grow and reproduce, and why do they eventually die tackled in an illuminating way. Written for a non-technical audience, the book is nonetheless rigorous in its treatment and will therefore provide a valuable source of reference for beginning students as well as those with a less formal interest in this fascinating group of plants.
Alien Plants (Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 129)
Title | Alien Plants (Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 129) PDF eBook |
Author | Clive A. Stace |
Publisher | HarperCollins UK |
Total Pages | 640 |
Release | 2015-11-26 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 0007502168 |
The word ‘aliens’ can be used in many ways, to invoke fear, dislike and fascination. For biologists it is used to indicate organisms that have been introduced by people to new territories. In the British Isles alien plants are common, conspicuous, pestiferous, beautiful, edible – and can be both useful and harmful.
Ecology and Natural History (Collins New Naturalist Library)
Title | Ecology and Natural History (Collins New Naturalist Library) PDF eBook |
Author | David Wilkinson |
Publisher | HarperCollins UK |
Total Pages | 384 |
Release | 2021-06-24 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 0008293643 |
Ecology is the science of ecosystems, of habitats, of our world and its future. In the latest New Naturalist, ecologist David M. Wilkinson explains key ideas of this crucial branch of science, using Britain’s ecosystems to illustrate each point.
Books and Naturalists (Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 112)
Title | Books and Naturalists (Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 112) PDF eBook |
Author | David Elliston Allen |
Publisher | HarperCollins UK |
Total Pages | 738 |
Release | 2010-06-24 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 0007379730 |
Natural history, perhaps more than any other pursuit or study, has always relied heavily on books. Without their basic function of enabling the different kinds of animals and plants to be described in adequate detail, the subject could never have come into being and gone on to thrive as it does today.
The New Naturalists (Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 82)
Title | The New Naturalists (Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 82) PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Marren |
Publisher | HarperCollins UK |
Total Pages | 545 |
Release | 2010-08-19 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 0007406681 |
A history of the most successful, significant and long-running natural history series in the world.
Peak District (Collins New Naturalist Library)
Title | Peak District (Collins New Naturalist Library) PDF eBook |
Author | Penny Anderson |
Publisher | HarperCollins UK |
Total Pages | 528 |
Release | 2021-12-23 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 0008257388 |
The Peak District, Britain’s first national park, is a land of great natural beauty, visited by millions of people every year.