Impacts of Human Population on Wildlife - A British Perspective

Comprehensive overview of the causes of wildlife decline in the UK with emphasis on the impact of growing human population.

List of contents

Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1. Population matters; 2. The state of British wildlife; 3. Human Activities directly killing wildlife; 4. Impacts of development on wildlife declines; 5. Impacts of farming and forestry on wildlife declines; 6. Climate change, disease and disturbance; 7. The human population and wildlife in Britain and western Europe; 8. Public perceptions of wildlife and population issues; 9. International aspects of population growth; 10. Conservation in a crowded country; References; Index.

About the author

Trevor J. C. Beebee is Emeritus Professor of evolution, behaviour and environment at the University of Sussex, UK, where he taught from 1976 to 2012. He has published over 200 papers, articles and books, including Climate Change and British Wildlife (Bloomsbury, 2018) which received the Marsh Award from the British Ecological Society for the most influential ecology book of 2019. He is also a trustee of Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, and a Fellow of the British Herpetological Society and the British Naturalists Association.

Summary

Written primarily for ecologists, naturalists and conservation biologists, this book identifies high human population as a root cause of species decline and environmental degradation across the UK. It discusses the implications for conservation and policies developed in response to wildlife and species decline.

Product details

• Authors: Trevor J. C. Beebee, Trevor J. C. (University of Sussex) Beebee, Beebee Trevor J. C. Beebee
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2022
• EAN: 9781108984782
• ISBN: 978-1-108-98478-2
• No. of pages: 296
• Series: Ecology, Biodiversity and Conservation; ECOLOGY BIODIVERSITY AND CONSE
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General, Zoology & animal sciences, Conservation of wildlife & habitats, Conservation of wildlife and habitats, Zoology and animal sciences