How the Natural World Shapes Our Minds, Bodies & Health
Reconnecting with Nature is the most important public health intervention of our time. Science has shown how our bodies are shaped by our environment - yet we still see ourselves as separate from the natural world. To protect human health, we need to reawaken our inner connection with Nature and prevent the destruction of our environment and the ......
The Natural History of Europe's Black & White Woodpeckers
A resonant hammering from the canopy, a flicker of black and white with a flash of red: surely the archetypal image of a woodpecker? This book describes the natural history of five European species, the so-called pied woodpeckers: Middle Spotted Woodpecker, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Syrian Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker and White-backed ......
An accessible and authoritative introduction to data handling and analysis for biology students-requiring no previous experience of statistics. This book serves as a practical and thorough guide to statistics and data analysis, specifically tailored to the biological sciences. Written in straightforward language, it makes data analysis easy to ......
An accessible and authoritative introduction to data handling and analysis for biology students-requiring no previous experience of statistics. This book serves as a practical and thorough guide to statistics and data analysis, specifically tailored to the biological sciences. Written in straightforward language, it makes data analysis easy to ......
Why Protecting Biodiversity is Key to Human Survival
When will the next pandemic arrive? For wildlife, it's already here. The Nature of Pandemics explores an unspoken truth: how our actions are driving wildlife pandemics across the world. Highlighting the interconnectedness of human, (non-human) animal and environmental health, it examines historical and contemporary pandemics and considers the ......
Practical Exercises for Better Organization, Storage and Use of Your Research Data
If you want to manage your research data better but don't know where to begin, this short workbook will help you get started! The Data Management Workbook helps researchers design useful data-management plans through a step-by-step series of structured exercises, worksheets and checklists, including: - creating a data dictionary - ......
Field Guide to the Snakes of Eswatini offers a complete account of all 63 snake species recorded in the Kingdom of Eswatini (formerly known as Swaziland). Each species is illustrated with stunning photographs, over 300 images in all. The species are described in detail, including size, colouration, habits and diet. Species are presented in ......
Birding with AI introduces readers to the increasingly ubiquitous realm of artificial intelligence and its applications in ornithology and wildlife biology. As well as showcasing the potential utility of deep learning in ornithology, the book demonstrates how to understand, design, implement and evaluate AI models for ornithology and related ......
The History and Development of Public Participation in Science
This book charts the historical development of citizen science, from its earliest days with amateur individuals working on their own, to the modern incarnation which often sees large numbers of people cooperating on environmental or health projects. It will help project designers understand the heritage of citizen science, including the best way ......
