The Ecology of Everyday Things

ISBN-13: 9780367636340 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 164 str.

Mark Everard

Opis

In this engaging textbook, ecosystems scientist Dr Mark Everard considers the fascinating ecological origins of a diversity of 'everyday things'; from the tea we drink, to things we wear and read, to the ecology of communities and space flight, and the importance of germs and 'unappealing creatures' such as slugs and wasps.

Spis treści

The nature of modern society. Reading the tea leaves. My trendy tee-shirts. Yesterday’s papers. A simple bowl of rice. Bathtime. A breath of fresh air. The wood for the trees. Unappealing creatures. What’s so special about fish? No place like home. The ecology of space travel. On safari without leaving the house. Living on a planet. 99.9% of all known germs. Who doesn’t love worms? Glorious mud. Feel the noise. Hearth and home.

O autorze

Dr Mark Everard is Associate Professor of Ecosystem Services at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), as well as a consultant, broadcaster and author. He is also Vice-President of the Institution of Environmental Sciences (IES), a Fellow of the Linnaean Society, an Angling Trust Ambassador, and a science advisor to Salmon & Trout Conservation UK, Tiger Water (India), Wiltshire Wildlife Trust and a range of other bodies.