A Naturalist's Guide to the Butterflies of Britain & Northern Europe - Couverture souple

Benton, Ted

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1909612456 ISBN 13 : 9781909612457

Editeur : John Beaufoy Publishing Ltd, 2017

Synopsis

This easy-to-use, fully comprehensive identification guide to the 159 butterflies found in Britain, Ireland, Scandinavia, Belgium, Netherlands and the Baltics is perfect for amateur naturalists. High-quality photographs are accompanied by detailed species descriptions, which include common and scientific name, wingspan, distribution and habitat. The user-friendly introduction covers living with butterflies, anatomy, behaviour, enemies and friends, ecology, distribution and conservation.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Ted Benton is professor emeritus in Sociology at the University of Essex, UK. His academic work has focused on integrating environmental issues into social scientific theory, and he is a long-time environmental activist. Since childhood he has been a field-naturalist, with a strong interest in insects. He has travelled throughout Europe over the past 35 years studying and photographing butterflies in their natural habitats. In addition to his academic publications he has authored or co-authored seven books on natural history, including two award-winning volumes in the New Naturalist series (Bumblebees (2006) and Grasshoppers and Crickets (2012). His photographs of European butterflies have appeared in numerous publications, and he is author (with artist Tim Bernhard) of The Easy Butterfly Guide (Aurum 2006).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Beaufoy Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1909612456
• ISBN 13: 9781909612457
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 176
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible