Birds and People: Bonds in a Timeless Journey - Couverture rigide

Collar, Nigel J; Long, Adrian J; Rojo, Jamie

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 9689128043 ISBN 13 : 9789689128045

Editeur : BirdLife International, 2007

Synopsis

Published In 2007 : 1st. UK Edition : Cemex SA Mexico : This Book Is An Extremely Large Quarto Format : Quite A Weight At 3.5 Kilos : Faint Face Rubbing To The Back Of The Dust Wrapper : Otherwise , As New Throughout : Overall, A Very Nice Book :

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

A portfolio drawn from the world's greatest bird photographers drives the message of this book home. The book is split into five chapters looking at all aspects of human's relationship with birds. The first looks the place birds occupy in our culture - both ancient and modern and the second looks at the influence of birds in the art. Then there is the use of birds for food, feathers and fertilisers; leading onto to the many ways we benefit from birds. Pest control, pollination and the growth of bird tourism - enabling some of the world's poorest countries to benefit from their rich and diverse avifauna. The final chapter explores what we can learn from studying bird's behaviour; their changing habits, such as shifting their ranges closer to the poles are tangible evidence of climate change.

Biographie de l'auteur

Nigel Collar has been named as one of the most influential conservationists in the UK by BBC Wildlife magazine, he has worked at Birdlife International for over thirty years and supervises PhD work on threatened birds in habitats all around the world.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: BirdLife International
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9689128043
• ISBN 13: 9789689128045
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 360
• Éditeur: Gil Patricio Robles
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible